Neopren

[neoˈpʁeːn]

/[neoˈpʁeːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Neopren” is uncommon German (frequency #85,630 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,630
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - synthetischer Kautschuk aus Chloropren-Monomeren

Corpus desk

Index DE-neopren · Neopren · German

Neopren · rank #85,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,630
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Netzbetreibern

Nearest frequency peer: Netzbetreibern (+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 „Neopren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Neopren
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeopren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[neoˈpʁeːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Neopren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Netzbetreibern“ (#85,631), „Neuankömmling“ (#85,632), „Natriumchlorid“ (#85,627). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Neopren“ bei #85,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Neopren is uncommon German at frequency #85,630 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [neoˈpʁeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "synthetischer Kautschuk aus Chloropren-Monomeren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Neopren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Neopren, spelled N-E-O-P-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    synthetischer Kautschuk aus Chloropren-Monomeren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Neopren wird unter anderem für Taucheranzüge verwendet.

Synonyms

Chloropren-KautschukPolychloroprenChlorbutadien-Kautschuk

This word in other languages

neoprene(English)

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 "Neopren"?
"Neopren" is spelled N-E-O-P-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [neoˈpʁeːn].
What does "Neopren" mean?
As a noun, "Neopren" means: synthetischer Kautschuk aus Chloropren-Monomeren
How do you pronounce "Neopren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neopren" is [neoˈpʁeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nachkam#85,621nachgab#85,618Mykonos#85,611Monokel#85,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list