native speaker
[ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə]
The verdict
“native speaker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Person, die eine bestimmte Sprache als Muttersprache beherrscht. In der generativen Grammatik in der speziellen Version des idealen Sprecher-Hörers derjenige, der seine Sprache ohne jede Einsc...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | native speaker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “native speaker” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
native speaker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die eine bestimmte Sprache als Muttersprache beherrscht. In der generativen Grammatik in der speziellen Version des idealen Sprecher-Hörers derjenige, der seine Sprache ohne jede Einsc...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for native speaker, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is native speaker, spelled N-A-T-I-V-E- -S-P-E-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine Person, die eine bestimmte Sprache als Muttersprache beherrscht. In der generativen Grammatik in der speziellen Version des idealen Sprecher-Hörers derjenige, der seine Sprache ohne jede Einschränkung und Störung beherrscht und dessen Kompetenz die Grammatik wiedergeben soll
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “native speaker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-T-I-V-E- -S-P-E-A-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.