Nennwert

[ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t]

/[ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nennwert” is uncommon German (frequency #54,756 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,756
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesetzlich festgelegter Wert eines Zahlungsmittels

Corpus desk

Index DE-nennwert · Nennwert · German

Nennwert · rank #54,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,756
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nella

Nearest frequency peer: nella (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nennwert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nennwert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nennwert
PropertyValue
HeadwordNennwert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nennwert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nennwertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nella“ (#54,755), „Negation“ (#54,754), „Nauen“ (#54,753). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nennwert“ bei #54,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nennwert is uncommon German at frequency #54,756 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gesetzlich festgelegter Wert eines Zahlungsmittels".

Nennwert doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nennwert, spelled N-E-N-N-W-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesetzlich festgelegter Wert eines Zahlungsmittels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Nennwert dieser Goldmünze liegt inzwischen weit unter ihrem Marktpreis.
  2. „Die Münze aus einer Unze (31,3 Gramm) Feinsilber hat einen Nennwert von 1,50 Euro.“

Synonyms

Nominalwert

Antonyms

Realwert

This word in other languages

face value(English)valor nominal(Español)valeur nominale(Français)

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 "Nennwert"?
"Nennwert" is spelled N-E-N-N-W-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t].
What does "Nennwert" mean?
As a noun, "Nennwert" means: gesetzlich festgelegter Wert eines Zahlungsmittels
How do you pronounce "Nennwert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nennwert" is [ˈnɛnˌveːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nennwert" come from?
"Nennwert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Negation#54,754Neudruck#54,759nachgibt#54,747normiert#54,767

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list