něm
[ɲɛm]
The verdict
“něm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lokativ Singular des Personalpronomens on
Corpus desk
Index DE-nem · něm · German
něm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | něm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ɲɛm] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „něm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
něm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anunknown, transcribed [ɲɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lokativ Singular des Personalpronomens on".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for něm, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is něm, spelled N-Ě-M.
Definition
- 1Lokativ Singular des Personalpronomens on
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.