nebenan

/[neːbn̩ˈʔan]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,212

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

nebenan is anGermanadv. It means: direkt rechts oder links an etwas angrenzend Pronounced [neːbn̩ˈʔan]. It ranks #7,212 in German word frequency. Often confused with neben.

Key facts for nebenan
PropertyValue
Headwordnebenan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[neːbn̩ˈʔan]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,212
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nebenan in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nebenan is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neːbn̩ˈʔan]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,212 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for nebenan, with forms such as "enbenan", "nbeenan", and "nebbenan". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "neben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nebenan, spelled N-E-B-E-N-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    direkt rechts oder links an etwas angrenzend
  2. 2
    (vor allem horizontal) nahe an etwas angrenzend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enbenan,nbeenan,nebbenan,nebeann,nebenann,nebenna,nebennan,nebnean,neebnan,nnebenan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nebenan

Misspelling Variants of "nebenan"

enbenan7nbeenan7nebbenan8nebeann7nebenann8nebenna7nebennan8nebnean7
Misspelling Variants of "nebenan"

Frequency rank: #7,212 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nebenan"?
"nebenan" is spelled N-E-B-E-N-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [neːbn̩ˈʔan].
What does "nebenan" mean?
As an adv, "nebenan" means: direkt rechts oder links an etwas angrenzend
What words are commonly confused with "nebenan"?
"nebenan" is commonly confused with "neben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nebenan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nebenan" is [neːbn̩ˈʔan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nebenan" come from?
"nebenan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.