Nuntius
[ˈnʊnt͡si̯ʊs]
The verdict
“Nuntius” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,029
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ständiger diplomatischer Vertreter beziehungsweise Botschafter des Papstes bei einer Staatsregierung
Corpus desk
Index DE-nuntius · Nuntius · German
Nuntius · rank #42,029 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,029
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH none
Nearest frequency peer: none (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Nuntius”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Neurologen
Neurologen
57,976 corpus weight
- Neuronen
Neuronen
57,975 corpus weight
- none
none
57,973 corpus weight
- Nuntius
Nuntius
57,972 corpus weight
- nutzlose
nutzlose
57,971 corpus weight
- Oberbegriff
Oberbegriff
57,969 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nuntius” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nuntius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnʊnt͡si̯ʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nuntius” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Nuntius (IPA [ˈnʊnt͡si̯ʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,029 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ständiger diplomatischer Vertreter beziehungsweise Botschafter des Papstes bei einer Staatsregierung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nuntius, with forms such as "nnuntius", "nnutius", and "nunitus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nuntius, spelled N-U-N-T-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1ständiger diplomatischer Vertreter beziehungsweise Botschafter des Papstes bei einer Staatsregierung
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnuntius
- nnutius
- nunitus
- nunntius
- nuntisu
- nuntiuss
- nunttius
- nuntuis
- nutnius
- unntius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nuntius - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nuntius", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #42,029 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.