die Nerven liegen blank

[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk]

/[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk]/ phrase

The verdict

“die Nerven liegen blank” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufgrund einer angespannten Situation äußerst nervös und gereizt sein

Key facts for die Nerven liegen blank
PropertyValue
Headworddie Nerven liegen blank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “die Nerven liegen blank” sits in German frequency

die Nerven liegen blank falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for die Nerven liegen blank is 23 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "aufgrund einer angespannten Situation äußerst nervös und gereizt sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for die Nerven liegen blank in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is die Nerven liegen blank, spelled D-I-E- -N-E-R-V-E-N- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -B-L-A-N-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufgrund einer angespannten Situation äußerst nervös und gereizt sein

Antonyms

die Nerven behaltenkeine Nerven habenkeine Nerven kennenNerven wie Drahtseile habenNerven wie Stricke haben

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Nerven liegen blank"?
"die Nerven liegen blank" is spelled D-I-E- -N-E-R-V-E-N- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -B-L-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk].
What does "die Nerven liegen blank" mean?
As a phrase, "die Nerven liegen blank" means: aufgrund einer angespannten Situation äußerst nervös und gereizt sein
How do you pronounce "die Nerven liegen blank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Nerven liegen blank" is [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Nerven liegen blank" come from?
"die Nerven liegen blank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “die Nerven liegen blank”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -N-E-R-V-E-N- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -B-L-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ ˌliːɡŋ̩ ˈblaŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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