nenne

[ˈnɛnə]

/[ˈnɛnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“nenne” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,400) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,400
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nenne · nenne · German

nenne · rank #5,400 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,400
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH musikalische

Nearest frequency peer: musikalische (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „nenne“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „nenne“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nenne vs neue
60% similar
nenne vs neun
60% similar
nenne vs neon
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nenne
PropertyValue
Headwordnenne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,400
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „nenne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nenneliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „musikalische“ (#5,399), „nervt“ (#5,401), „Motive“ (#5,398). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nenne“ bei #5,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for nenne is neighbouring look-alikes ("neue", "neun", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈnɛnə]. Frequency #5,400 among 1,954 “N” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for nenne, with forms such as "ennne", "nene", and "nnene". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "neue", "neun", "neon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 nenne, spelled N-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennne
  • nene
  • nnene
  • nnenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nenne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ennne2nene1nnene2nnenne1
Edit distance from "nenne"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nenne"?
"nenne" is spelled N-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛnə].
What does "nenne" mean?
As a verb, "nenne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen
What words are commonly confused with "nenne"?
"nenne" is commonly confused with "neue", "neun", "neon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nenne" is [ˈnɛnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nenne" come from?
"nenne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nenne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nervt#5,401obere#5,403Penis#5,407Lukas#5,392

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list