Nordmann

[ˈnɔʁtˌman]

/[ˈnɔʁtˌman]/ noun

The verdict

“Nordmann” is uncommon German (frequency #71,664 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,664
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - andere Bezeichnung für Wikinger

Corpus desk

Index DE-nordmann · Nordmann · German

Nordmann · rank #71,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,664
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Notrufnummer

Nearest frequency peer: Notrufnummer (+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 „Nordmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nordmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordNordmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɔʁtˌman]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nordmann“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Notrufnummer“ (#71,665), „Nippeln“ (#71,662), „Notunterkunft“ (#71,666). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nordmann“ bei #71,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nordmann is uncommon German at frequency #71,664 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔʁtˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "andere Bezeichnung für Wikinger".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nordmann, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nordmann, spelled N-O-R-D-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    andere Bezeichnung für Wikinger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gut 80 Jahre nach der ersten Attacke von 793 müssen die Mönche erneut vor herannahenden Nordmännern fliehen.“
  2. „Die Nordmänner erkunden mit ihnen die Ströme des heutigen Russland und der Ukraine, befahren das Schwarze Meer und laden in Konstantinopel Schätze an Bord.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nordmann"?
"Nordmann" is spelled N-O-R-D-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔʁtˌman].
What does "Nordmann" mean?
As a noun, "Nordmann" means: andere Bezeichnung für Wikinger
How do you pronounce "Nordmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nordmann" is [ˈnɔʁtˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nordmann" come from?
"Nordmann" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list