Neckermann
[ˈnɛkɐˌman]
The verdict
“Neckermann” is uncommon German (frequency #58,123 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,123
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
Corpus desk
Index DE-neckermann · Neckermann · German
Neckermann · rank #58,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,123
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Nationalrates
Nearest frequency peer: Nationalrates (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Neckermann”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nachlässe
Nachlässe
41,882 corpus weight
- nachweisbar…
nachweisbaren
41,881 corpus weight
- Nationalrat…
Nationalrates
41,880 corpus weight
- Neckermann
Neckermann
41,878 corpus weight
- neuseeländi…
neuseeländische
41,876 corpus weight
- niederbayer…
niederbayerischen
41,874 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Neckermann” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neckermann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛkɐˌman] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Neckermann” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Neckermann is uncommon German at frequency #58,123 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈnɛkɐˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".
Neckermann has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Neckermann, spelled N-E-C-K-E-R-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Neckermann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Neckermann ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
Herr Neckermann wollte uns kein Interview geben.
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 "Neckermann", 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.