Neckar
[ˈnɛkaʁ]
The verdict
“Neckar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,087
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins, entspringt im Schwenninger Moos bei Villingen-Schwenningen auf der Baar und mündet nach 367 km Flusslauf bei Mannheim in den Rhein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neckar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛkaʁ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Neckar” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Neckar (IPA [ˈnɛkaʁ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,087 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins, entspringt im Schwenninger Moos bei Villingen-Schwenningen auf der Baar und mündet nach 367 km Flusslauf bei Mannheim in den Rhein".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Neckar, with forms such as "enckar", "ncekar", and "necakr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Nektar", "near", "neck", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Neckar, spelled N-E-C-K-A-R.
Definition
- 1rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins, entspringt im Schwenninger Moos bei Villingen-Schwenningen auf der Baar und mündet nach 367 km Flusslauf bei Mannheim in den Rhein
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enckar
- ncekar
- necakr
- necckar
- neckarr
- neckkar
- neckra
- nekcar
- nneckar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Neckar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Neckar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-C-K-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɛkaʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Nektar” - see the side-by-side comparison. Neckar vs Nektar
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.