Nähe
\ˈnɛːə\
The verdict
“Nähe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proximité, voisinage dans le sens spatial ou territorial.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nahe · Nähe · French
Nähe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nähe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈnɛːə\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Nähe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈnɛːə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Nähe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Nähe, spelled N-Ä-H-E.
Definition
- 1Proximité, voisinage dans le sens spatial ou territorial.
- 2Proximité dans le sens temporel.
- 3État ou fait d'être proche, attachement.
- 4Proximité, ressemblance.
- 5Futur proche ou immédiat.
- 6Ferry ou transbordeur large à faible tirant d'eau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nähe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bahnhof liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe des Stadtzentrums.
Als Ort für ihre Wahlparty haben die Grünen Roncalli’s Apollo-Varieté in unmittelbarer Nähe des Landtags ausgesucht.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.