Nazareth

Name: Nazareth, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈnæzəɹəθ/

//ˈnæzəɹəθ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Nazareth” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,494
frequency rank, English: 1,534
“N” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in northern Israel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nazareth · Nazareth · English

Nazareth · rank #25,494 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #25,494
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 1,534
PHOTO-FINISH namesake

Nearest frequency peer: namesake (-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.

NAACP

74,509
namesake

74,508
Nazareth

74,507
Nazism

74,506
Nellie

74,505
nia

74,504

What this shows “Nazareth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nazareth vs Nazarene

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nazareth
Property	Value
Headword	Nazareth
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈnæzəɹəθ/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#25,494
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Nazareth”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Nazarethlands here:

#25,494

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “namesake” (#25,493), “Nazism” (#25,495), “NAACP” (#25,492). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Nazareth” is #25,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Nazareth (IPA /ˈnæzəɹəθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,494 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nazareth, with forms such as "anzareth", "naazreth", and "nazaerth". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Nazarene", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin. The correct English form is Nazareth, spelled N-A-Z-A-R-E-T-H.

Definition

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A city in northern Israel.
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Former name of Adama, Ethiopia, alternatively Nazreth.

Etymology

Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.

This word in other languages

Nazaret(Español)Nazareth(Français)Nazareth(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

anzareth
naazreth
nazaerth
nazareht
nazarethh
nazaretth
nazarreth
nazarteh
nazraeth
nazzareth
nnazareth
nzaareth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nazareth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Nazareth"

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 "Nazareth"?

"Nazareth" is spelled N-A-Z-A-R-E-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnæzəɹəθ/.

What does "Nazareth" mean?

As a proper noun, "Nazareth" means: A city in northern Israel.

What words are commonly confused with "Nazareth"?

"Nazareth" is commonly confused with "Nazarene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Nazareth"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nazareth" is /ˈnæzəɹəθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Nazareth"?

Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin. 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 "Nazareth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

namesake#25,493 monastic#25,479 mismatch#25,477 McIntyre#25,469

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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