Nennwort
[ˈnɛnvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Nennwort” 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) - deklinierbare Wortart beziehungsweise ein Wort einer deklinierbaren Wortart
Corpus desk
Index DE-nennwort · Nennwort · German
Nennwort · 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 | Nennwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛnvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nennwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nennwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛnvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Nennwort has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nennwort, spelled N-E-N-N-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1deklinierbare Wortart beziehungsweise ein Wort einer deklinierbaren Wortart
- 2Substantiv oder Adjektiv
- 3Wortart, die ein bestimmtes Objekt oder eine bestimmte Person bezeichnet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nennwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gelb“, „gut“, „Auto“ und „Fluss“ sind Nennwörter.
„Auto“, „Fluss“, „Stuhl“ und „Stuhlmann“ sind Nennwörter.
Synonyms
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.