Nebra

[ˈneːbʁa]

/[ˈneːbʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Nebra” is uncommon German (frequency #76,010 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,010
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-nebra · Nebra · German

Nebra · rank #76,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,010
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nebenprodukte

Nearest frequency peer: Nebenprodukte (-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 „Nebra“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nebra“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nebra
PropertyValue
HeadwordNebra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈneːbʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nebra“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nebrafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nebenprodukte“ (#76,009), „nehmenden“ (#76,011), „Nebeneinkünfte“ (#76,008). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nebra“ bei #76,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nebra is uncommon German at frequency #76,010 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈneːbʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nebra, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Nebra, spelled N-E-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Nebra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nebra liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nebra"?
"Nebra" is spelled N-E-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneːbʁa].
What does "Nebra" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nebra" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Nebra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nebra" is [ˈneːbʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nebra" come from?
"Nebra" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nebra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mofas#75,982palms#76,041Parka#76,045pines#76,057

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list