Neuentdeckung

[ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Neuentdeckung” is uncommon German (frequency #92,005 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,005
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neue Erkenntnis zu einem bekannten Ereignis, Problem, Objekt oder Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-neuentdeckung · Neuentdeckung · German

Neuentdeckung · rank #92,005 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,005
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neuntes

Nearest frequency peer: neuntes (+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 „Neuentdeckung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Neuentdeckung
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeuentdeckung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#92,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Neuentdeckung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Neuentdeckungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „neuntes“ (#92,006), „Neutrinos“ (#92,007), „Neuankömmlingen“ (#92,002). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Neuentdeckung“ bei #92,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Neuentdeckung is uncommon German at frequency #92,005 among 1,954 “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

  1. 1
    neue Erkenntnis zu einem bekannten Ereignis, Problem, Objekt oder Ähnlichem
  2. 2
    das Herausfinden von etwas Neuem
  3. 3
    etwas, das erneut entdeckt wurde
  4. 4
    Person, die bisher keinen großen Bekanntheitsgrad hatte und nun berühmt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Somit ist es im 70. Jahr nach Erscheinen der ersten Notopfermarken im Dezember 1948 gelungen, eine veritable Neuentdeckung zu diesem äußerst interessanten Gebiet der deutschen Nachkriegsphilatelie zu tätigen.“
  2. Das ist eben wirklich eine Neuentdeckung, die dann ja auch prompt mit dem Innovationspreis belohnt wurde.

Synonyms

Wiederentdeckung

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 "Neuentdeckung"?
"Neuentdeckung" is spelled N-E-U-E-N-T-D-E-C-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ].
What does "Neuentdeckung" mean?
As a noun, "Neuentdeckung" means: neue Erkenntnis zu einem bekannten Ereignis, Problem, Objekt oder Ähnlichem
How do you pronounce "Neuentdeckung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neuentdeckung" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ʔɛntˌdɛkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Neuentdeckung" come from?
"Neuentdeckung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list