Nebukadnezar

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The verdict

“Nebukadnezar” is uncommon German (frequency #96,010 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,010
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Name mehrerer babylonischer Könige

Key facts for Nebukadnezar
PropertyValue
HeadwordNebukadnezar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nebukadnezar” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nebukadnezar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nebukadnezar is uncommon German at frequency #96,010 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name mehrerer babylonischer Könige".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nebukadnezar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nebukadnezar, spelled N-E-B-U-K-A-D-N-E-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name mehrerer babylonischer Könige

This word in other languages

Nebuchadnezzar(English)Nabuchodonosor(Français)

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 "Nebukadnezar"?
"Nebukadnezar" is spelled N-E-B-U-K-A-D-N-E-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Nebukadnezar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nebukadnezar" means: Name mehrerer babylonischer Könige
How do you pronounce "Nebukadnezar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nebukadnezar" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nebukadnezar" come from?
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Using “Nebukadnezar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-E-B-U-K-A-D-N-E-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list