Nebentisch
[ˈneːbn̩ˌtɪʃ]
The verdict
“Nebentisch” is uncommon German (frequency #80,725 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,725
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Tisch nebenan
Corpus desk
Index DE-nebentisch · Nebentisch · German
Nebentisch · rank #80,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,725
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Nebeneffekte
Nearest frequency peer: Nebeneffekte (-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 “Nebentisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nasenloch
Nasenloch
19,280 corpus weight
- naughty
naughty
19,278 corpus weight
- Nebeneffekte
Nebeneffekte
19,277 corpus weight
- Nebentisch
Nebentisch
19,276 corpus weight
- neonazistis…
neonazistische
19,275 corpus weight
- Netzteile
Netzteile
19,274 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nebentisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nebentisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneːbn̩ˌtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,725 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nebentisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nebentisch is uncommon German at frequency #80,725 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbn̩ˌtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Tisch nebenan".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nebentisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nebentisch, spelled N-E-B-E-N-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1ein Tisch nebenan
Synonyms
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 "Nebentisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 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.