Nike

[ˈniːkə]

/[ˈniːkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nike” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,489) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,489
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siegesgöttin, in Athen auch Beiname der Göttin Athene

Corpus desk

Index DE-nike · Nike · German

Nike · rank #11,489 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,489
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neunten

Nearest frequency peer: neunten (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Nike“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Nike“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Nike vs nix
25% similar
Nike vs nit
25% similar
Nike vs Nil
50% similar

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

Key facts for Nike
PropertyValue
HeadwordNike
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːkə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,489
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Nike“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nikeliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „neunten“ (#11,488), „nov“ (#11,490), „Nationalrat“ (#11,487). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nike“ bei #11,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Nike is neighbouring look-alikes ("nix", "nit", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈniːkə]. Frequency #11,489 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Gloss: "Siegesgöttin, in Athen auch Beiname der Göttin Athene".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nike, with forms such as "inke", "niek", and "nikke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nix", "nit", "Nil", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Nike, spelled N-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siegesgöttin, in Athen auch Beiname der Göttin Athene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nike „gab“ einem Sportler der antiken olympischen Spiele den Sieg unsichtbar in die Hand.
  2. Die Propyläen sowie der zur rechten Seite aufragende Tempel der Athena Nike sind vollständig fertiggestellt. Die Propyläen waren vor Ort zerlegt, der Nike-Tempel gar vollständig entfernt und restauriert wiederaufgebaut worden.

Synonyms

Siegesgöttin

This word in other languages

Nike(English)Niké(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inke
  • niek
  • nikke
  • nnike

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nike - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inke2niek2nikke1nnike1
Edit distance from "Nike"

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 "Nike"?
"Nike" is spelled N-I-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːkə].
What does "Nike" mean?
As a noun, "Nike" means: Siegesgöttin, in Athen auch Beiname der Göttin Athene
What words are commonly confused with "Nike"?
"Nike" is commonly confused with "nix", "nit", "Nil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nike"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nike" is [ˈniːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nike" come from?
"Nike" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Most#11,484lern#11,472Rast#11,507setz#11,519

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list