Novelle

/[noˈvɛlə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,141

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Novelle is aGermannoun. It means: eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt Pronounced [noˈvɛlə]. Often confused with Novellen and novel.

Key facts for Novelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordNovelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[noˈvɛlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,141
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Novelle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Novelle is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [noˈvɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,141 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Novelle, with forms such as "nnovelle", "noevlle", and "novele". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Novellen", "novel", "nouvelle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Novelle, spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt
  2. 2
    Nachtragsgesetz, das ein zeitlich vorhergehendes Gesetz abändert oder ergänzt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnovelle,noevlle,novele,novelel,novlele,novvelle,nvoelle,onvelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Novelle

Misspelling Variants of "Novelle"

nnovelle8noevlle7novele6novelel7novlele7novvelle8nvoelle7onvelle7
Misspelling Variants of "Novelle"

Frequency rank: #12,141 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Novelle"?
"Novelle" is spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [noˈvɛlə].
What does "Novelle" mean?
As a noun, "Novelle" means: eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt
What words are commonly confused with "Novelle"?
"Novelle" is commonly confused with "Novellen", "novel", "nouvelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Novelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Novelle" is [noˈvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Novelle" come from?
"Novelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.