Nostradamus
[nɔstʁaˈdaːmʊs]
The verdict
“Nostradamus” is uncommon German (frequency #83,111 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,111
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - französischer Astrologe im 16. Jahrhundert, der für seine Wahrsagungen bekannt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-nostradamus · Nostradamus · German
Nostradamus · rank #83,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,111
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH NPR
Nearest frequency peer: NPR (+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 „Nostradamus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Normalverbr…
Normalverbraucher
16,892 corpus weight
- Nostradamus
Nostradamus
16,890 corpus weight
- NPR
NPR
16,889 corpus weight
- näherzubrin…
näherzubringen
16,888 corpus weight
- oana
oana
16,887 corpus weight
- Oberwiesent…
Oberwiesenthal
16,885 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nostradamus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nostradamus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [nɔstʁaˈdaːmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nostradamus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nostradamus is uncommon German at frequency #83,111 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [nɔstʁaˈdaːmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französischer Astrologe im 16. Jahrhundert, der für seine Wahrsagungen bekannt ist".
Nostradamus has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Nostradamus, spelled N-O-S-T-R-A-D-A-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1französischer Astrologe im 16. Jahrhundert, der für seine Wahrsagungen bekannt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nostradamus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er misst den Prophezeiungen des Nostradamus keine Bedeutung zu, da sie sehr vage und allgemein formuliert sind.
Manche Menschen meinen, Nostradamus hätte den Zweiten Weltkrieg oder die COVID-19-Pandemie vorhergesehen.
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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