die Nerven verlieren

[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]

/[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]/ phrase

The verdict

“die Nerven verlieren” 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
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unangemessen heftig, panisch, unbeherrscht reagieren, kopflos werden

Key facts for die Nerven verlieren
PropertyValue
Headworddie Nerven verlieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “die Nerven verlieren” sits in German frequency

die Nerven verlieren 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 verlieren is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]. 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: "unangemessen heftig, panisch, unbeherrscht reagieren, kopflos werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for die Nerven verlieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is die Nerven verlieren, spelled D-I-E- -N-E-R-V-E-N- -V-E-R-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unangemessen heftig, panisch, unbeherrscht reagieren, kopflos werden

Antonyms

die Nerven behaltendie Ruhe selbst sein

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Nerven verlieren"?
"die Nerven verlieren" is spelled D-I-E- -N-E-R-V-E-N- -V-E-R-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən].
What does "die Nerven verlieren" mean?
As a phrase, "die Nerven verlieren" means: unangemessen heftig, panisch, unbeherrscht reagieren, kopflos werden
How do you pronounce "die Nerven verlieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Nerven verlieren" is [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Nerven verlieren" come from?
"die Nerven verlieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “die Nerven verlieren”

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- -V-E-R-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list