neb
[nɛb]
The verdict
“neb” is uncommon German (frequency #90,673 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,673
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geruchs- und Atmungsorgan in der Mitte des Gesichts; Nase
Corpus desk
Index DE-neb · neb · German
neb · rank #90,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,673
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Nadir
Nearest frequency peer: Nadir (-2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “neb”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nachnamens
Nachnamens
9,332 corpus weight
- NaCl
NaCl
9,331 corpus weight
- Nadir
Nadir
9,330 corpus weight
- neb
neb
9,328 corpus weight
- Nervenheila…
Nervenheilanstalt
9,325 corpus weight
- Netphen
Netphen
9,324 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɛb] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #90,673 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neb” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neb is uncommon German at frequency #90,673 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɛb]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geruchs- und Atmungsorgan in der Mitte des Gesichts; Nase".
neb doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is neb, spelled N-E-B.
Definition
- 1Geruchs- und Atmungsorgan in der Mitte des Gesichts; Nase
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neb", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.