Nackenschlag
German, noun/ˈnakənˌʃlaːk/
Nackenschlag is spelled N-A-C-K-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nackenschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “a blow, usually a slap, on the nape of the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlag in den Nacken”.
What does Nackenschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea blow, usually a slap, on the nape of the neck
- 2
masculinea shock, blow, something unexpected that causes setback or demoralisation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schlag in den Nacken 2. negatives, schädliches Ereignis
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nackenschlag
- Nackenschlages genitive
- Nackenschlags genitive
- Nackenschläge plural
- Nackenschlage dative singular
- Nackenschlägen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nackenschlag?
- /ˈnakənˌʃlaːk/
- [ˈna.kŋ̍ˌʃlaːk]
- [-kən-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nackenschlag in German?
Nackenschlag appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).