num

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The verdict

“num” is uncommon German (frequency #53,950 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,950
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwa

Corpus desk

Index DE-num · num · German

num · rank #53,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,950
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nüchterner

Nearest frequency peer: nüchterner (+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 „num“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „num“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for num
PropertyValue
Headwordnum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,950
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „num“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).numfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nüchterner“ (#53,951), „Notfallplan“ (#53,948), „Oberweite“ (#53,952). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „num“ bei #53,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

num is uncommon German at frequency #53,950 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwa".

num doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is num, spelled N-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Num aquam frigidam timetis?

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 "num"?
"num" is spelled N-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "num" mean?
As an adverb, "num" means: etwa
How do you pronounce "num"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "num" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "num" come from?
"num" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

NAD#53,930PID#53,981rim#54,029kde#53,817

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list