Nagelhaut
[ˈnaːɡl̩ˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Nagelhaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zwischen dem umgebenden Nagelwall und dem Nagel, der eigentlichen Nagelplatte, sichtbar aufliegende Hautpartikel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nagelhaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nagelhaut” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nagelhaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌhaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zwischen dem umgebenden Nagelwall und dem Nagel, der eigentlichen Nagelplatte, sichtbar aufliegende Hautpartikel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nagelhaut, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nagelhaut, spelled N-A-G-E-L-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1zwischen dem umgebenden Nagelwall und dem Nagel, der eigentlichen Nagelplatte, sichtbar aufliegende Hautpartikel
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Nagelhaut”
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- The one correct German spelling is N-A-G-E-L-H-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌhaʊ̯t] (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.