nella
[ˈnella]
The verdict
“nella” is uncommon German (frequency #54,755 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,755
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verschmelzung der Präposition in mit dem bestimmten Artikel la
Corpus desk
Index DE-nella · nella · German
nella · rank #54,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,755
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Negation
Nearest frequency peer: Negation (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nella”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Naturalismus
Naturalismus
45,250 corpus weight
- Nauen
Nauen
45,248 corpus weight
- Negation
Negation
45,247 corpus weight
- nella
nella
45,246 corpus weight
- Nennwert
Nennwert
45,245 corpus weight
- Neudruck
Neudruck
45,242 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nella” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nella |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈnella] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nella” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nella is uncommon German at frequency #54,755 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed [ˈnella]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verschmelzung der Präposition in mit dem bestimmten Artikel la".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nella, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nella, spelled N-E-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Verschmelzung der Präposition in mit dem bestimmten Artikel la
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 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.