Nimitz
/ˈnɪmɪts/
"nimitz" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nimitz” is uncommon English (frequency #58,883 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,883
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nimitz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɪmɪts/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,883 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nimitz” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nimitz is uncommon English at frequency #58,883 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈnɪmɪts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nimitz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German, from a West Slavic language; compare Niemiec, Niemetz, Niemietz, Nemetz, Nimatz, Nimtz, Nemec. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”). The correct English form is Nimitz, spelled N-I-M-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1A surname from German.
Etymology
From German, from a West Slavic language; compare Niemiec, Niemetz, Niemietz, Nemetz, Nimatz, Nimtz, Nemec. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”).
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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Using “Nimitz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-I-M-I-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.