Nebenbuhler
[ˈneːbn̩ˌbuːlɐ]
The verdict
“Nebenbuhler” is uncommon German (frequency #81,918 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,918
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitbewerber, der um dieselbe Frau wirbt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nebenbuhler · Nebenbuhler · German
Nebenbuhler · rank #81,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,918
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH needed
Nearest frequency peer: needed (+1 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nebenbuhler“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nasenflügel
Nasenflügel
18,087 corpus weight
- Naturelle
Naturelle
18,085 corpus weight
- Nebenbuhler
Nebenbuhler
18,083 corpus weight
- needed
needed
18,082 corpus weight
- Neuberg
Neuberg
18,080 corpus weight
- Neutron
Neutron
18,079 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nebenbuhler“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nebenbuhler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneːbn̩ˌbuːlɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nebenbuhler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nebenbuhler is uncommon German at frequency #81,918 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbn̩ˌbuːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitbewerber, der um dieselbe Frau wirbt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nebenbuhler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nebenbuhler, spelled N-E-B-E-N-B-U-H-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mitbewerber, der um dieselbe Frau wirbt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nebenbuhler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Nebenbuhler warteten schon auf ihre Gelegenheiten.
„Als er sich eben wieder wandte, vielleicht um seiner Freundin und Nachbarin eine kunstkritische Bemerkung über Arion und noch wahrscheinlicher über die badelustige Nereidengruppe zuzuflüstern, sah er den inzwischen eingetretenen Nebenbuhler, der, mit halbem Gruß ihn streifend, sich eben gegen Cécile verneigte.“
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This word in other languages
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.
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