Nennform
[ˈnɛnˌfɔʁm]
The verdict
“Nennform” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infinitiv des Verbs in Sprachen (zum Beispiel dem Deutschen), in denen er [2] ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-nennform · Nennform · German
Nennform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nennform |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛnˌfɔʁm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nennform“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nennform is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛnˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Nennform doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nennform, spelled N-E-N-N-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1Infinitiv des Verbs in Sprachen (zum Beispiel dem Deutschen), in denen er [2] ist
- 2die Wortform aus dem Paradigma eines Wortes, die man benutzt, um das Wort zu nennen oder im Lexikon zu suchen; Zitierform im Lexikon
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nennform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu den Modi rechnet man auch die Nennform (Infinitiv), z. B. loben und das Mittelwort (Particip), z. B. lobend, gelobt.“
In einigen sprachwissenschaftlichen Lexika wird mit Nennform nur auf den Infinitiv verwiesen.
This word in other languages
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.