Neuentdeckung
[ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]
The verdict
“Neuentdeckung” is uncommon German (frequency #92,005 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,005
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - neue Erkenntnis zu einem bekannten Ereignis, Problem, Objekt oder Ähnlichem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neuentdeckung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #92,005 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Neuentdeckung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Neuentdeckung is uncommon German at frequency #92,005 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Neuentdeckung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Neuentdeckung, spelled N-E-U-E-N-T-D-E-C-K-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1neue Erkenntnis zu einem bekannten Ereignis, Problem, Objekt oder Ähnlichem
- 2das Herausfinden von etwas Neuem
- 3etwas, das erneut entdeckt wurde
- 4Person, die bisher keinen großen Bekanntheitsgrad hatte und nun berühmt wird
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Neuentdeckung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-U-E-N-T-D-E-C-K-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.