Narvik
/ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/
"narvik" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Narvik” is uncommon English (frequency #86,554 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,554
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
Corpus desk
Index EN-narvik · Narvik · English
Narvik · rank #86,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,554
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nassim
Nearest frequency peer: Nassim (+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 “Narvik”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nack
nack
13,451 corpus weight
- nanite
nanite
13,449 corpus weight
- Narvik
Narvik
13,447 corpus weight
- Nassim
Nassim
13,446 corpus weight
- naturopathic
naturopathic
13,443 corpus weight
- Nealon
Nealon
13,442 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Narvik” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Narvik |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Narvik” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Narvik is uncommon English at frequency #86,554 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.".
Narvik has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originally a Norwegian farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík The correct English form is Narvik, spelled N-A-R-V-I-K.
Definition
- 1A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Narvik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the early spring the war took on a new aspect with the German invasions of Denmark and Norway on April 9, hinging largely on the export of iron ore from the Norwegian Atlantic port of Narvik, at the western end of the Swedish Lapland iron ore railway.
Etymology
Originally a Norwegian farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík
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.
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