Nomade

[noˈmaːdə]

/[noˈmaːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Nomade” 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) - Angehöriger eines Volkes, das ohne festen Wohnsitz von Ort zu Ort zieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-nomade · Nomade · German

Nomade · 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.

Key facts for Nomade
PropertyValue
HeadwordNomade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[noˈmaːdə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nomade“ im Deutschen

Nomadeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nomade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [noˈmaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nomade, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Nomade, spelled N-O-M-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger eines Volkes, das ohne festen Wohnsitz von Ort zu Ort zieht
  2. 2
    Person, die umherwandert und nicht zur Ruhe kommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tuareg in Afrika sind Nomaden.
  2. Einige Regierungen versuchen die Nomaden sesshaft zu machen.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nomade"?
"Nomade" is spelled N-O-M-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [noˈmaːdə].
What does "Nomade" mean?
As a noun, "Nomade" means: Angehöriger eines Volkes, das ohne festen Wohnsitz von Ort zu Ort zieht
How do you pronounce "Nomade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nomade" is [noˈmaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nomade" come from?
"Nomade" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list