nippon

[ni.pɔ̃]

/[ni.pɔ̃]/ adj

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The verdict

“nippon” is uncommon German (frequency #60,868 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,868
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Japan betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-nippon · nippon · German

nippon · rank #60,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,868
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niedliches

Nearest frequency peer: niedliches (-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 „nippon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nippon
PropertyValue
Headwordnippon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ni.pɔ̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nippon“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „niedliches“ (#60,867), „norwegischer“ (#60,869), „neugegründeten“ (#60,866). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nippon“ bei #60,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nippon is uncommon German at frequency #60,868 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ni.pɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Japan betreffend".

Zero misspellings are on record for nippon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nippon, spelled N-I-P-P-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Japan betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « En revanche, la politique menée par les autorités monétaires nipponnes a été impuissante à faire repartir le crédit. »

Synonyms

japonais

This word in other languages

Japanese(English)

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 "nippon"?
"nippon" is spelled N-I-P-P-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ni.pɔ̃].
What does "nippon" mean?
As an adjective, "nippon" means: Japan betreffend
How do you pronounce "nippon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nippon" is [ni.pɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nippon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oceans#60,878Pappel#60,895Mienen#60,837Pfusch#60,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list