nominal
[nomiˈnaːl]
The verdict
“nominal” is uncommon German (frequency #55,578 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,578
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Nennwert entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-nominal · nominal · German
nominal · rank #55,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,578
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Notlagen
Nearest frequency peer: Notlagen (+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 „nominal“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Neubildung
Neubildung
44,427 corpus weight
- neunjährigen
neunjährigen
44,426 corpus weight
- Niedrigwass…
Niedrigwasser
44,425 corpus weight
- nominal
nominal
44,423 corpus weight
- Notlagen
Notlagen
44,422 corpus weight
- nördlichste
nördlichste
44,418 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nominal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nominal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [nomiˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nominal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nominal is uncommon German at frequency #55,578 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nomiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nominal, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 nominal, spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1dem Nennwert entsprechend
- 2unter Beteiligung von Nomen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nominal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der nominale und der reale Wert einer Sache sind nicht immer gleich.
In wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten wird eher ein nominaler als ein verbaler Stil gepflegt.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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