Nikolo
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The verdict
“Nikolo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figur des Weihnachtsbrauchtums nach dem Vorbild des heiligen Nikolaus, an deren Existenz die Kinder glauben sollen; sie trägt eine große Mütze und ein langes Gewand und füllt in der Nacht zum 6. De...
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Index DE-nikolo · Nikolo · German
Nikolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nikolo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nikolo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nikolo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nikolo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nikolo, spelled N-I-K-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1Figur des Weihnachtsbrauchtums nach dem Vorbild des heiligen Nikolaus, an deren Existenz die Kinder glauben sollen; sie trägt eine große Mütze und ein langes Gewand und füllt in der Nacht zum 6. Dezember den Kindern Süßigkeiten in die Schuhe oder bringt ihnen andere Geschenke
- 2Person, die sich als Nikolo^([1]) verkleidet hat und am 6. Dezember die Kinder beschenkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nikolo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Putz deine Schuhe, morgen kommt der Nikolo!
Guck mal! Meine neue Kette! Hab ich vom Nikolo geschenkt bekommen!
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.