Nager

[ˈnaːɡɐ]

/[ˈnaːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nager” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,815
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugetier (Ordnung Rodentia) mit langen, ständig nachwachsenden Schneidezähnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nager · Nager · German

Nager · rank #44,815 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,815
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nagt

Nearest frequency peer: nagt (+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 „Nager“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nager“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nager vs Name
60% similar
Nager vs nahe
40% similar
Nager vs Nase
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nager
PropertyValue
HeadwordNager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːɡɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,815
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nager“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nagerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nagt“ (#44,816), „nachempfinden“ (#44,813), „nahestehende“ (#44,817). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nager“ bei #44,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Nager (IPA [ˈnaːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,815 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Säugetier (Ordnung Rodentia) mit langen, ständig nachwachsenden Schneidezähnen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nager, with forms such as "naegr", "nagerr", and "nagger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Name", "nahe", "Nase", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nager, spelled N-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugetier (Ordnung Rodentia) mit langen, ständig nachwachsenden Schneidezähnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Großstädten leben mehr Nager als Menschen.
  2. „Ein Nager zog an einem Zweig einen Widersacher bis in seine Höhle hinein.“

Synonyms

Nagetier

Antonyms

HasenartigeHaseKaninchen

This word in other languages

rodent(English)roedor(Español)rongeur(Français)roedor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • naegr
  • nagerr
  • nagger
  • nagre
  • ngaer
  • nnager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nager - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

naegr2nagerr1nagger1nagre2ngaer2nnager1
Edit distance from "Nager"

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 "Nager"?
"Nager" is spelled N-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːɡɐ].
What does "Nager" mean?
As a noun, "Nager" means: Säugetier (Ordnung Rodentia) mit langen, ständig nachwachsenden Schneidezähnen
What words are commonly confused with "Nager"?
"Nager" is commonly confused with "Name", "nahe", "Nase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nager" is [ˈnaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nager" come from?
"Nager" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

needs#44,821Medea#44,788ponte#44,853prius#44,857

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

nagt6 variantssays6 variantsjelly6 variantsSioux6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list