nimmer

[ˈnɪmɐ]

/[ˈnɪmɐ]/ adv

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The verdict

“nimmer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,784
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu keiner Zeit, niemals

Corpus desk

Index DE-nimmer · nimmer · German

nimmer · rank #9,784 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,784
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Naturwissensc…

Nearest frequency peer: Naturwissenschaften (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nimmer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nimmer“ 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).

nimmer vs nimmt
67% similar
nimmer vs Nummer
67% similar
nimmer vs nimmst
67% similar

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

Key facts for nimmer
PropertyValue
Headwordnimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈnɪmɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,784
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nimmer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nimmerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Naturwissenschaften“ (#9,783), „Optik“ (#9,785), „nacheinander“ (#9,782). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nimmer“ bei #9,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nimmer (IPA [ˈnɪmɐ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,784 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nimmer, with forms such as "inmmer", "nimemr", and "nimer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "nimmt", "Nummer", "nimmst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 nimmer, spelled N-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu keiner Zeit, niemals
  2. 2
    nicht mehr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das war ich nie und nimmer!
  2. „Die Tage im kürzesten Monat waren so lang wie ein nimmer endendes Jahr.“

Synonyms

nieunmöglichniemalsnichtmehrnichtlänger

This word in other languages

no longer(English)jamás(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inmmer
  • nimemr
  • nimer
  • nimmerr
  • nimmre
  • nmimer
  • nnimmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nimmer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inmmer2nimemr2nimer1nimmerr1nimmre2nmimer2nnimmer1
Edit distance from "nimmer"

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 "nimmer"?
"nimmer" is spelled N-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪmɐ].
What does "nimmer" mean?
As an adverb, "nimmer" means: zu keiner Zeit, niemals
What words are commonly confused with "nimmer"?
"nimmer" is commonly confused with "nimmt", "Nummer", "nimmst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nimmer" is [ˈnɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nimmer" come from?
"nimmer" 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 "nimmer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ordner#9,786Minden#9,776marina#9,772Router#9,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Optik7 variantsother7 variantsMilde7 variantsmagic7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list