nämlich
\ˈnɛːmlɪç\
The verdict
“nämlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - , Le même, la même.
Corpus desk
Index FR-namlich · nämlich · French
nämlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | nämlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈnɛːmlɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nämlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nämlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈnɛːmlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: ", Le même, la même.".
Zero misspellings are on record for nämlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nämlich, spelled N-Ä-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1, Le même, la même.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nämlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zeitung kommt jeden Morgen zur nämlichen Zeit.
Diese sehr vielfältigen Gedichte wurden alle von dem nämlichen Dichter geschrieben.
Antonyms
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.