nigra

[ˈniɡra]

/[ˈniɡra]/ adj

The verdict

“nigra” is uncommon German (frequency #53,118 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,118
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne oder nahezu ohne jedwede Helligkeit, komplett dunkel; Farbe wie der nächtliche Schatten

Corpus desk

Index DE-nigra · nigra · German

nigra · rank #53,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,118
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Niete

Nearest frequency peer: Niete (-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 „nigra“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nigra
PropertyValue
Headwordnigra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈniɡra]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nigra“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nigrafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Niete“ (#53,117), „Neuzulassungen“ (#53,116), „nordamerikanische“ (#53,120). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nigra“ bei #53,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nigra is uncommon German at frequency #53,118 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈniɡra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne oder nahezu ohne jedwede Helligkeit, komplett dunkel; Farbe wie der nächtliche Schatten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nigra, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct German form is nigra, spelled N-I-G-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne oder nahezu ohne jedwede Helligkeit, komplett dunkel; Farbe wie der nächtliche Schatten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Doktoro Corbalán […] esis viro du-metra, […] havanta longa hararo nigra ed okuli profundega, anke nigra.“

Antonyms

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 "nigra"?
"nigra" is spelled N-I-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniɡra].
What does "nigra" mean?
As an adjective, "nigra" means: ohne oder nahezu ohne jedwede Helligkeit, komplett dunkel; Farbe wie der nächtliche Schatten
How do you pronounce "nigra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nigra" is [ˈniɡra]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nigra" come from?
"nigra" 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 "nigra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list