Nagel
[ˈnaːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Nagel” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,510
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Horngebilde, bestehend aus mehreren übereinander geschichteten Keratinplatten an Fingern und Fußzehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nagel · Nagel · German
Nagel · rank #7,510 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,510
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nacken
Nearest frequency peer: Nacken (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nagel“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- mächtigen
mächtigen
92,494 corpus weight
- nachmittags
nachmittags
92,493 corpus weight
- Nacken
Nacken
92,492 corpus weight
- Nagel
Nagel
92,491 corpus weight
- normales
normales
92,490 corpus weight
- Normen
Normen
92,489 corpus weight
What this shows „Nagel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nagel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nagel“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Nagel (IPA [ˈnaːɡl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,510 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nagel, with forms such as "naegl", "nagell", and "naggel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nel", "Name", "nahe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nagel, spelled N-A-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Horngebilde, bestehend aus mehreren übereinander geschichteten Keratinplatten an Fingern und Fußzehen
- 2spitzer Metallstift zum Fixieren oder Aufhängen von Gegenständen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nagel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Maniküre werden die Nägel gepflegt.
„Es schien ihm, als wäre der Nagel des müden Mannes vor ihm das Wichtigste auf der Welt.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- naegl
- nagell
- naggel
- nagle
- ngael
- nnagel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nagel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nagel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).