Early New High German

name

"early-new-high-german" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Early New High German” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-early-new-high-german · Early New High German · English

Early New High German · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Early New High German
PropertyValue
HeadwordEarly New High German
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Early New High German” in English

Early New High Germanfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Early New High German is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Early New High German, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Early New High German, spelled E-A-R-L-Y- -N-E-W- -H-I-G-H- -G-E-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. … Middle High German c1050–1350 nëment … Transition period c1350–1500 nemen / nement … Early New High German c1500–1650 nemen … …

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Early New High German"?
"Early New High German" is spelled E-A-R-L-Y- -N-E-W- -H-I-G-H- -G-E-R-M-A-N.
What does "Early New High German" mean?
As a proper noun, "Early New High German" means: The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.
What language does "Early New High German" come from?
"Early New High German" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list