Neumond

[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt]

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Neumond” is uncommon German (frequency #62,680 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,680
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die erste Mondphase, in der der Mond sich gleichsam "erneuert"

Corpus desk

Index DE-neumond · Neumond · German

Neumond · rank #62,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,680
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neujahrstag

Nearest frequency peer: Neujahrstag (-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 „Neumond“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Neumond
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeumond
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Neumond“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Neujahrstag“ (#62,679), „Neuschnee“ (#62,681), „Neuerscheinung“ (#62,678). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Neumond“ bei #62,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Neumond is uncommon German at frequency #62,680 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die erste Mondphase, in der der Mond sich gleichsam "erneuert"".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Neumond, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Neumond, spelled N-E-U-M-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die erste Mondphase, in der der Mond sich gleichsam "erneuert"

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Am Nachthimmel ist der Neumond praktisch nicht auszumachen.

Synonyms

Leermond

Antonyms

Vollmond

This word in other languages

new moon(English)luna nueva(Español)nouvelle lune(Français)

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 "Neumond"?
"Neumond" is spelled N-E-U-M-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt].
What does "Neumond" mean?
As a noun, "Neumond" means: die erste Mondphase, in der der Mond sich gleichsam "erneuert"
How do you pronounce "Neumond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neumond" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌmoːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Neumond" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

neueres#62,677notiere#62,695optimus#62,710mildere#62,649

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list