niemals

/[ˈniːmaːls]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#974

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

niemals is anGermanadv. It means: zu keiner Zeit Pronounced [ˈniːmaːls]. It ranks #974 in German word frequency. Often confused with niemand.

Key facts for niemals
PropertyValue
Headwordniemals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈniːmaːls]
Letters7
Frequency rank#974
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for niemals is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈniːmaːls]. Corpus data places it at rank #974 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu keiner Zeit".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for niemals, with forms such as "inemals", "neimals", and "nieamls". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "niemand", 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 niemals, spelled N-I-E-M-A-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu keiner Zeit

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inemals,neimals,nieamls,niemalls,niemalss,niemasl,niemlas,niemmals,nimeals,nniemals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for niemals

Misspelling Variants of "niemals"

inemals7neimals7nieamls7niemalls8niemalss8niemasl7niemlas7niemmals8
Misspelling Variants of "niemals"

Frequency rank: #974 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "niemals"?
"niemals" is spelled N-I-E-M-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːmaːls].
What does "niemals" mean?
As an adv, "niemals" means: zu keiner Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "niemals"?
"niemals" is commonly confused with "niemand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "niemals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niemals" is [ˈniːmaːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niemals" come from?
"niemals" 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.