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 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,338
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.

Key facts for Namur
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamur
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Namur” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Namur is uncommon English at frequency #74,338 among 24,391 “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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Namur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-A-M-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list