nennen

[ˈnɛnən]

/[ˈnɛnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“nennen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,065
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder etwas einen Namen geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-nennen · nennen · German

nennen · rank #1,065 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,065
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nahe

Nearest frequency peer: nahe (-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 “nennen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “nennen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

nennen vs neuen
67% similar
nennen vs nennt
67% similar
nennen vs Nonne
50% similar

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

Key facts for nennen
PropertyValue
Headwordnennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,065
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “nennen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nennenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „nahe“ (#1,064), „zieht“ (#1,066), „Ländern“ (#1,063). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nennen (IPA [ˈnɛnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,065 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nennen, with forms such as "ennnen", "nenen", and "nenenn". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "neuen", "nennt", "Nonne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nennen, spelled N-E-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder etwas einen Namen geben
  2. 2
    unter einem bestimmten Namen von jemandem reden oder ihn anreden
  3. 3
    als etwas bezeichnen
  4. 4
    eine Person oder ein Ding mit Namen erwähnen
  5. 5
    Teilnehmer an einer Sportveranstaltung, Kandidaten für ein Wahlamt etc. namentlich bekanntgeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie wollen ihren Sohn Pius nennen.
  2. Vielleicht solltest du diese Skulptur „Nekromania“ nennen.

This word in other languages

name(English)nombrar(Español)nommer(Français)mencionar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennnen
  • nenen
  • nenenn
  • nennenn
  • nennne
  • nnenen
  • nnennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nennen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ennnen2nenen1nenenn2nennenn1nennne2nnenen2nnennen1
Edit distance from "nennen"

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 "nennen"?
"nennen" is spelled N-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛnən].
What does "nennen" mean?
As a verb, "nennen" means: jemandem oder etwas einen Namen geben
What words are commonly confused with "nennen"?
"nennen" is commonly confused with "neuen", "nennt", "Nonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nennen" is [ˈnɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nennen" come from?
"nennen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gesetz#1,058gehabt#1,079Gewalt#1,082Nummer#1,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

zieht7 variantsChina7 variantshotel7 variantstotal7 variants

What to do next

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  • "nennen" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "neuen". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,065 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list