Nagels

[ˈnaːɡl̩s]

/[ˈnaːɡl̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nagels” is uncommon German (frequency #93,339 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,339
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nagel

Corpus desk

Index DE-nagels · Nagels · German

Nagels · rank #93,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,339
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nacktschnecken

Nearest frequency peer: Nacktschnecken (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nagels“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nagels“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nagels
PropertyValue
HeadwordNagels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːɡl̩s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nagels“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nagelsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nacktschnecken“ (#93,338), „Nahrungsangebot“ (#93,340), „nachzeichnen“ (#93,337). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nagels“ bei #93,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nagels is uncommon German at frequency #93,339 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːɡl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nagel".

Nagels doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nagels, spelled N-A-G-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nagel

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 "Nagels"?
"Nagels" is spelled N-A-G-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːɡl̩s].
What does "Nagels" mean?
As a noun, "Nagels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nagel
How do you pronounce "Nagels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nagels" is [ˈnaːɡl̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nagels" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nagels", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list