Namur

name

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"namur" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Namur” is uncommon English (frequency #74,338 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,338
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.

Corpus desk

Index EN-namur · Namur · English

Namur · rank #74,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,338
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Naija

Nearest frequency peer: Naija (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Namur”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Namur” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Namur
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamur
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Namur” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Namurfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Naija” (#74,337), “Nanyang” (#74,339), “Nacogdoches” (#74,335). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Namur” is #74,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Namur is uncommon English at frequency #74,338 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Namur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Namur. The correct English form is Namur, spelled N-A-M-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.
  2. 2
    A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Namur.

This word in other languages

Namur(Français)Namur(Deutsch)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Namur"?
"Namur" is spelled N-A-M-U-R.
What does "Namur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Namur" means: The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.
What is the origin of the word "Namur"?
Borrowed from French Namur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Naija#74,337nomen#74,353nonna#74,354McVay#74,304

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list