nagen

/[ˈnaːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,922

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nagen is aGermanverb. It means: mit den Zähnen kleine Stücke einer harten Substanz abbeißen, trennen Pronounced [ˈnaːɡn̩]. Often confused with nen and Name.

Key facts for nagen
PropertyValue
Headwordnagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,922
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nagen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nagen is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,922 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for nagen, with forms such as "angen", "naegn", and "nagenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nen", "Name", "nahe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nagen, spelled N-A-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Zähnen kleine Stücke einer harten Substanz abbeißen, trennen
  2. 2
    jemanden quälen, peinigen, zerfressen
  3. 3
    ein Loch mit Hilfe der Zähne machen
  4. 4
    etwas mit den Zähnen abscheren

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: angen,naegn,nagenn,naggen,nagne,ngaen,nnagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nagen

Misspelling Variants of "nagen"

angen5naegn5nagenn6naggen6nagne5ngaen5nnagen6
Misspelling Variants of "nagen"

Frequency rank: #49,922 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nagen"?
"nagen" is spelled N-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːɡn̩].
What does "nagen" mean?
As a verb, "nagen" means: mit den Zähnen kleine Stücke einer harten Substanz abbeißen, trennen
What words are commonly confused with "nagen"?
"nagen" is commonly confused with "nen", "Name", "nahe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nagen" is [ˈnaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nagen" come from?
"nagen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.