neugierigen

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,687

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

neugierigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig Pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩]. Often confused with neugierig and neugierige.

Key facts for neugierigen
PropertyValue
Headwordneugierigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,687
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for neugierigen is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,687 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for neugierigen, with forms such as "enugierigen", "neguierigen", and "neugeirigen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "neugierig", "neugierige", 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 neugierigen, spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enugierigen,neguierigen,neugeirigen,neuggierigen,neugieirgen,neugiergien,neugieriegn,neugierigenn,neugieriggen,neugierigne,neugierrigen,neugireigen,neuigerigen,nneugierigen,nuegierigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for neugierigen

Misspelling Variants of "neugierigen"

enugierigen11neguierigen11neugeirigen11neuggierigen12neugieirgen11neugiergien11neugieriegn11neugierigenn12
Misspelling Variants of "neugierigen"

Frequency rank: #32,687 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neugierigen"?
"neugierigen" is spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩].
What does "neugierigen" mean?
As an adj, "neugierigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
What words are commonly confused with "neugierigen"?
"neugierigen" is commonly confused with "neugierig", "neugierige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neugierigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neugierigen" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neugierigen" come from?
"neugierigen" 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.