Novelle

[noˈvɛlə]

/[noˈvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Novelle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,141
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-novelle · Novelle · German

Novelle · rank #12,141 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,141
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niedlich

Nearest frequency peer: niedlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Novelle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Novelle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Novelle vs Novellen
88% similar
Novelle vs novel
57% similar
Novelle vs nouvelle
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Novelle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Novelleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „niedlich“ (#12,140), „Nüsse“ (#12,142), „Nerv“ (#12,139). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Novelle“ bei #12,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Novelle (IPA [noˈvɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,141 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Novelle, with forms such as "nnovelle", "noevlle", and "novele". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Novellen", "novel", "nouvelle", 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Novelle, spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Novelle erschien bewusst gestaltet erstmals im „Decamerone“.
  2. Die Novelle entstand in der italienischen Frührenaissance.

This word in other languages

novel(English)enmienda(Español)nouvelle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnovelle
  • noevlle
  • novele
  • novelel
  • novlele
  • novvelle
  • nvoelle
  • onvelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Novelle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnovelle1noevlle2novele1novelel2novlele2novvelle1nvoelle2onvelle2
Edit distance from "Novelle"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mülheim#12,133Regimes#12,157Lincoln#12,121Schmutz#12,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

orient8 variantsnature8 variantsplease8 variantsKokain8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list