This is the 333rd most frequent German word.
neben
"Next to" or "beside."
"Neben" indicates spatial proximity, meaning physically next to someone.
Ich sitze neben meinem besten Freund.
I am sitting next to my best friend.
"Neben" introduces an additional activity or quality concerning someone or something.
Neben seiner Haupttätigkeit schreibt er Bücher.
Besides his main profession, he writes books.
"Neben" again signifies spatial adjacency, specifying a close position in relation to another object.