Nonne
German, noun/ˈnɔnə/
Nonne is spelled N-O-N-N-E (5 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nonne is a German feminine noun meaning “nun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mitglied eines Frauenordens”.
What does Nonne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenun
- 2
femininenun moth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mitglied eines Frauenordens 2. Nachtfalter (Lymantria monacha) 3. Prachtfinken (aus der Gattung Lonchura) 4. rinnenförmig nach unten gewölbter Dachziegel [„Mönch und Nonne“]
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nonne
- Nonnen plural
- Nunne alternative obsolete
- Bruder masculine
- Mönch masculine
- Nönnchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nonne?
- /ˈnɔnə/
- [ˈnɔnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nonne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nonne in German?
Nonne appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).