Nebenfluss
[ˈneːbn̩ˌflʊs]
The verdict
“Nebenfluss” is uncommon German (frequency #79,539 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,539
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in ein anderes, größeres und natürliches Fließgewässer einmündender Fluss
Corpus desk
Index DE-nebenfluss · Nebenfluss · German
Nebenfluss · rank #79,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,539
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Naturtalent
Nearest frequency peer: Naturtalent (-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 „Nebenfluss“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Naturproduk…
Naturprodukte
20,465 corpus weight
- Naturschutz…
Naturschutzgebieten
20,464 corpus weight
- Naturtalent
Naturtalent
20,463 corpus weight
- Nebenfluss
Nebenfluss
20,462 corpus weight
- neoliberaler
neoliberaler
20,461 corpus weight
- Newsfeed
Newsfeed
20,460 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nebenfluss“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nebenfluss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneːbn̩ˌflʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nebenfluss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nebenfluss is uncommon German at frequency #79,539 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbn̩ˌflʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in ein anderes, größeres und natürliches Fließgewässer einmündender Fluss".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nebenfluss, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nebenfluss, spelled N-E-B-E-N-F-L-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1in ein anderes, größeres und natürliches Fließgewässer einmündender Fluss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nebenfluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ahr ist ein kleiner Nebenfluss des Rheins.
„Auch von den Nebenflüssen des Rheins müßte man reden, besonders von der Mosel.“
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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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