Nagellack
[ˈnaːɡl̩ˌlak]
The verdict
“Nagellack” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,702
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zähe, farbige oder farblose Flüssigkeit, die man sich aus kosmetischen Gründen auf die Finger- oder Zehennägel aufträgt und die dann fest wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nagellack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌlak] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,702 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nagellack” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Nagellack (IPA [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌlak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,702 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nagellack, with forms such as "angellack", "naegllack", and "nagelack". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nagellack, spelled N-A-G-E-L-L-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1zähe, farbige oder farblose Flüssigkeit, die man sich aus kosmetischen Gründen auf die Finger- oder Zehennägel aufträgt und die dann fest wird
- 2zähe Flüssigkeit, die man auf die Finger- oder Zehennägel aufträgt und die einen pharmazeutischen Wirkstoff enthält, um beispielsweise Nagelpilz zu behandeln oder den Benutzer vom Nägelkauen abzuhalten
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: angellack,naegllack,nagelack,nagelalck,nagellacck,nagellackk,nagellakc,nagellcak,naggellack,naglelack,ngaellack,nnagellack
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nagellack - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Nagellack”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-G-E-L-L-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːɡl̩ˌlak] (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
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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.