neugierig

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,287

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

neugierig is anGermanadj. It means: stark interessiert an etwas Pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]. It ranks #5,287 in German word frequency. Often confused with neugierige and neugierigen.

Key facts for neugierig
PropertyValue
Headwordneugierig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,287
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of neugierig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for neugierig is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,287 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "stark interessiert an etwas".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for neugierig, with forms such as "enugierig", "neguierig", and "neugeirig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "neugierige", "neugierigen", "Neugier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is neugierig, spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark interessiert an etwas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enugierig,neguierig,neugeirig,neuggierig,neugieirg,neugiergi,neugierigg,neugierrig,neugireig,neuigerig,nneugierig,nuegierig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for neugierig

Misspelling Variants of "neugierig"

enugierig9neguierig9neugeirig9neuggierig10neugieirg9neugiergi9neugierigg10neugierrig10
Misspelling Variants of "neugierig"

Frequency rank: #5,287 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neugierig"?
"neugierig" is spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç].
What does "neugierig" mean?
As an adj, "neugierig" means: stark interessiert an etwas
What words are commonly confused with "neugierig"?
"neugierig" is commonly confused with "neugierige", "neugierigen", "Neugier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neugierig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neugierig" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neugierig" come from?
"neugierig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.