Nuance
German, noun[nyˈaŋsə]
Nuance is spelled N-U-A-N-C-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nuance is a German feminine noun meaning “nuance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feinster, kaum bemerkbarer Unterschied innerhalb eines Kontinuums”.
What does Nuance mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feinster, kaum bemerkbarer Unterschied innerhalb eines Kontinuums
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nuance
- Nuancen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nuance?
- [nyˈaŋsə]
- [ny̑ˈɑ̃ːsə]
- [ny̑ˈɑ̃ːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nuance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nuance in German?
Nuance appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).