nobody

[ˈnəʊbədi]

/[ˈnəʊbədi]/ pron

The verdict

“nobody” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,261
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Person; niemand

Corpus desk

Index DE-nobody · nobody · German

nobody · rank #29,261 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,261
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niesen

Nearest frequency peer: niesen (-2 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 „nobody“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nobody“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nobody
PropertyValue
Headwordnobody
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈnəʊbədi]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,261
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nobody“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nobodyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „niesen“ (#29,259), „neuester“ (#29,258), „Oberhaus“ (#29,264). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nobody“ bei #29,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around nobody (IPA [ˈnəʊbədi]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #29,261 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "keine Person; niemand".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nobody, with forms such as "nboody", "nnobody", and "nobbody". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 nobody, spelled N-O-B-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Person; niemand

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nobody appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nobody has stolen my dictionary, nevertheless I can't check the correctness of my contributions.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nboody
  • nnobody
  • nobbody
  • nobdoy
  • noboddy
  • nobodyy
  • noboyd
  • noobdy
  • onbody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nobody - 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.

nboody2nnobody1nobbody1nobdoy2noboddy1nobodyy1noboyd2noobdy2
Edit distance from "nobody"

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 "nobody"?
"nobody" is spelled N-O-B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnəʊbədi].
What does "nobody" mean?
As a pronoun, "nobody" means: keine Person; niemand
What are common misspellings of "nobody"?
Common misspellings include "nboody", "nnobody", "nobbody", "nobdoy", "noboddy". The correct spelling is "nobody".
How do you pronounce "nobody"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nobody" is [ˈnəʊbədi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nobody" come from?
"nobody" 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 "nobody", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list