die Nerven verlieren

[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]

/[diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]/ phrase

The verdict

“die Nerven verlieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unangemessen heftig, panisch, unbeherrscht reagieren, kopflos werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-die-nerven-verlieren · die Nerven verlieren · German

die Nerven verlieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „die Nerven verlieren“ im Deutschen

die Nerven verlierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

die Nerven verlieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˈnɛʁfn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how die Nerven verlieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Beim Bergsteigen darf man in brenzligen Situationen auf keinen Fall die Nerven verlieren, sondern muss Ruhe bewahren.
  2. „Dann aber kassierte Fognini im ersten Spiel des zweiten Durchgangs das Break, verlor die Nerven, zertrümmerte sogar seinen Schläger und war nach 1:28 Stunden geschlagen.“

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list