nov

[ˈnɔv]

/[ˈnɔv]/ adj

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The verdict

“nov” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,490) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,490
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - noch nicht lange existierend oder vorhanden; neu

Corpus desk

Index DE-nov · nov · German

nov · rank #11,490 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,490
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nike

Nearest frequency peer: Nike (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „nov“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „nov“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nov vs NS
0% similar
nov vs NT
0% similar
nov vs Np
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nov
PropertyValue
Headwordnov
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɔv]
Letters3
Frequency rank#11,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „nov“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).novliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nike“ (#11,489), „nutzten“ (#11,491), „neunten“ (#11,488). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nov“ bei #11,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for nov is neighbouring look-alikes ("NS", "NT", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈnɔv]. Frequency #11,490 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Gloss: "noch nicht lange existierend oder vorhanden; neu".

No misspelling variants are generated for nov in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NS", "NT", "Np", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nov, spelled N-O-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    noch nicht lange existierend oder vorhanden; neu

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 "nov"?
"nov" is spelled N-O-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔv].
What does "nov" mean?
As an adjective, "nov" means: noch nicht lange existierend oder vorhanden; neu
What words are commonly confused with "nov"?
"nov" is commonly confused with "NS", "NT", "Np". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nov"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nov" is [ˈnɔv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nov" come from?
"nov" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sea#11,518jet#11,459she#11,521SUV#11,538

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list