Nicolaus

[ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s]

/[ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s]/ name

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The verdict

“Nicolaus” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,981
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-nicolaus · Nicolaus · German

Nicolaus · rank #26,981 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,981
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nobelpreisträ…

Nearest frequency peer: Nobelpreisträger (+2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nicolaus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nicolaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nicolaus vs Nikolaus
88% similar
Nicolaus vs Nicola
75% similar
Nicolaus vs Nicolas
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nicolaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordNicolaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,981
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nicolaus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nicolausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nobelpreisträger“ (#26,983), „Nachsicht“ (#26,978), „multikulti“ (#26,977). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nicolaus“ bei #26,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Nicolaus (IPA [ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,981 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nicolaus, with forms such as "incolaus", "nciolaus", and "niccolaus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Nikolaus", "Nicola", "Nicolas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nicolaus, spelled N-I-C-O-L-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He, Nicolaus, komm mal her!
  2. Das ist Nicolaus’ Mantel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incolaus
  • nciolaus
  • niccolaus
  • nicloaus
  • nicoalus
  • nicolasu
  • nicolauss
  • nicollaus
  • nicoluas
  • nioclaus
  • nnicolaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nicolaus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

incolaus2nciolaus2niccolaus1nicloaus2nicoalus2nicolasu2nicolauss1nicollaus1
Edit distance from "Nicolaus"

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 "Nicolaus"?
"Nicolaus" is spelled N-I-C-O-L-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s].
What does "Nicolaus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nicolaus" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Nicolaus"?
"Nicolaus" is commonly confused with "Nikolaus", "Nicola", "Nicolas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nicolaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nicolaus" is [ˈnɪkolaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nicolaus" come from?
"Nicolaus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

operativ#26,991primitiv#27,005Produkts#27,009lebhafte#26,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

panzern11 variantsPlayers11 variantsposting11 variantsLenkung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list