Nebentätigkeit
[ˈneːbn̩ˌtɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Nebentätigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #66,531 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,531
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - berufliche Tätigkeit zusätzlich zum eigentlichen Beruf
Corpus desk
Index DE-nebentatigkeit · Nebentätigkeit · German
Nebentätigkeit · rank #66,531 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,531
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH neblig
Nearest frequency peer: neblig (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Nebentätigkeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Narzissen
Narzissen
33,473 corpus weight
- Nasenlöcher
Nasenlöcher
33,472 corpus weight
- Nebentätigk…
Nebentätigkeit
33,470 corpus weight
- neblig
neblig
33,469 corpus weight
- Neckartal
Neckartal
33,468 corpus weight
- Neuanschaff…
Neuanschaffung
33,467 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nebentätigkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nebentätigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneːbn̩ˌtɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #66,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nebentätigkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nebentätigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #66,531 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbn̩ˌtɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "berufliche Tätigkeit zusätzlich zum eigentlichen Beruf".
No misspelling variants are generated for Nebentätigkeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nebentätigkeit, spelled N-E-B-E-N-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1berufliche Tätigkeit zusätzlich zum eigentlichen Beruf
Antonyms
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 "Nebentätigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 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.