festnageln

[ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]

/[ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“festnageln” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,959 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#77,959
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gegenstände durch Einschlagen von einem oder mehreren Nägeln dauerhaft verbinden

Key facts for festnageln
PropertyValue
Headwordfestnageln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “festnageln” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). festnageln lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for festnageln is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,959 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

festnageln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is festnageln, spelled F-E-S-T-N-A-G-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstände durch Einschlagen von einem oder mehreren Nägeln dauerhaft verbinden
  2. 2
    jemanden anhalten
  3. 3
    jemanden anhalten, ein gegebenes Versprechen einzuhalten oder bei einer einmal vertretenen Meinung zu bleiben
  4. 4
    jemanden anhalten, ein bestimmtes Thema weiter zu behandeln
  5. 5
    jemanden anhalten, Fehler einzugestehen oder zu ihnen Stellung zu nehmen
  6. 6
    jemanden anhalten, am momentanen Ort zu bleiben

Synonyms

anbringenannagelnanschlagenbefestigeneinnagelnfixierenfestlegennötigenverpflichtenbeim Wort nehmenermahnenanschwärzenbelangenbloßstellenentlarvenaufhaltenfesthalten

Antonyms

Nägelherausziehenlösenzerlegenanheimstellenfreistellenresignierenbeschützenfortlassen

This word in other languages

nail down(English)clavar(Español)clouer(Français)fixar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "festnageln"?
"festnageln" is spelled F-E-S-T-N-A-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n].
What does "festnageln" mean?
As a verb, "festnageln" means: Gegenstände durch Einschlagen von einem oder mehreren Nägeln dauerhaft verbinden
How do you pronounce "festnageln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festnageln" is [ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festnageln" come from?
"festnageln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “festnageln”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-S-T-N-A-G-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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