necken
[ˈnɛkn̩]
The verdict
“necken” is uncommon German (frequency #59,926 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,926
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden auf eine milde Art ein wenig reizen, beziehungsweise jemanden freundschaftlich „ärgern“
Corpus desk
Index DE-necken · necken · German
necken · rank #59,926 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,926
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH neoliberal
Nearest frequency peer: neoliberal (+2 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 „necken“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nationaltea…
Nationalteams
40,080 corpus weight
- Naturell
Naturell
40,079 corpus weight
- necken
necken
40,075 corpus weight
- neoliberal
neoliberal
40,073 corpus weight
- niederdeuts…
niederdeutsche
40,072 corpus weight
- Nordkoreaner
Nordkoreaner
40,071 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „necken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | necken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,926 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „necken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
necken is uncommon German at frequency #59,926 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden auf eine milde Art ein wenig reizen, beziehungsweise jemanden freundschaftlich „ärgern“".
Zero misspellings are on record for necken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is necken, spelled N-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden auf eine milde Art ein wenig reizen, beziehungsweise jemanden freundschaftlich „ärgern“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how necken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe dich doch nur ein bisschen geneckt.
„Die Frauen neckte er wie ein Vater, ohne jede Spur jener hässlichen, schmierigen Anzüglichkeit, die ich so gut aus anderen Kirchen kannte, und sie reagierten entsprechend mit großer Unbefangenheit und doch großer, liebevoller Distanz.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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