neustem

[ˈnɔɪ̯stəm]

/[ˈnɔɪ̯stəm]/ adj

The verdict

“neustem” is uncommon German (frequency #72,775 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,775
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs neu

Corpus desk

Index DE-neustem · neustem · German

neustem · rank #72,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,919
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neurosen

Nearest frequency peer: Neurosen (-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 “neustem”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “neustem” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for neustem
PropertyValue
Headwordneustem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯stəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “neustem” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). neustem lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neustem is uncommon German at frequency #72,775 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯stəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for neustem, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 neustem, spelled N-E-U-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs neu
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs neu

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neustem"?
"neustem" is spelled N-E-U-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯stəm].
What does "neustem" mean?
As an adjective, "neustem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs neu
How do you pronounce "neustem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neustem" is [ˈnɔɪ̯stəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neustem" come from?
"neustem" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list