Nijmegen

name

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"nijmegen" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nijmegen” is uncommon English (frequency #60,311 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,311
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-nijmegen · Nijmegen · English

Nijmegen · rank #60,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,311
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH newsman

Nearest frequency peer: newsman (-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 “Nijmegen”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nijmegen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNijmegen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Nijmegen” 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).Nijmegenfalls 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: “newsman” (#60,310), “nobly” (#60,313), “nef” (#60,308). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Nijmegen” is #60,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nijmegen is uncommon English at frequency #60,311 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 Nijmegen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen. The correct English form is Nijmegen, spelled N-I-J-M-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. 2
    A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen.

This word in other languages

Nimega(Español)

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 "Nijmegen"?
"Nijmegen" is spelled N-I-J-M-E-G-E-N.
What does "Nijmegen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nijmegen" means: A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
What is the origin of the word "Nijmegen"?
Borrowed from Dutch Nijmegen. 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 "Nijmegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

overhand#60,331minutely#60,286parabola#60,342megastar#60,278

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list