neune
[ˈnɔɪ̯nə]
The verdict
“neune” is uncommon German (frequency #78,337 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,337
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn
Corpus desk
Index DE-neune · neune · German
neune · rank #78,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,337
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Netzabdeckung
Nearest frequency peer: Netzabdeckung (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “neune”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- neigten
neigten
21,666 corpus weight
- Netzabdecku…
Netzabdeckung
21,665 corpus weight
- neune
neune
21,664 corpus weight
- Newtons
Newtons
21,663 corpus weight
- Nichtsnutz
Nichtsnutz
21,662 corpus weight
- niedergestr…
niedergestreckt
21,661 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neune” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neune |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯nə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #78,337 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neune” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neune is uncommon German at frequency #78,337 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neune, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 neune, spelled N-E-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neune", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.