nebeneinander
[neːbn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]
The verdict
“nebeneinander” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,424 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #8,424
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in unmittelbarer Nähe und gleicher Orientierung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nebeneinander |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [neːbn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #8,424 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nebeneinander” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nebeneinander is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neːbn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,424 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 generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for nebeneinander, with forms such as "enbeneinander", "nbeeneinander", and "nebbeneinander". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is nebeneinander, spelled N-E-B-E-N-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1in unmittelbarer Nähe und gleicher Orientierung
- 2zur gleichen Zeit tätig oder auch nur vorhanden
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enbeneinander,nbeeneinander,nebbeneinander,nebeeninander,nebeneiannder,nebeneinadner,nebeneinandder,nebeneinanderr,nebeneinandre,nebeneinanedr,nebeneinannder,nebeneinnader,nebeneinnander,nebeneniander,nebenienander,nebenneinander,nebneeinander,neebneinander,nnebeneinander
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nebeneinander - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “nebeneinander”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-B-E-N-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [neːbn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] (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.