den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
[deːn ˈnaːɡl̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈkɔp͡f ˈtʁɛfn̩]
The verdict
“den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen präzisen, zutreffenden Kommentar abgeben; das Wesentliche, den Kernpunkt erfassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-den-nagel-auf-den-kopf-t · den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen · German
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [deːn ˈnaːɡl̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈkɔp͡f ˈtʁɛfn̩] |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [deːn ˈnaːɡl̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈkɔp͡f ˈtʁɛfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen präzisen, zutreffenden Kommentar abgeben; das Wesentliche, den Kernpunkt erfassen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 German form is den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, spelled D-E-N- -N-A-G-E-L- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -K-O-P-F- -T-R-E-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen präzisen, zutreffenden Kommentar abgeben; das Wesentliche, den Kernpunkt erfassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit deiner Analyse triffst du den Nagel auf den Kopf.
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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.