Nahrungsergänzungsmittel

[ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩]

/[ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nahrungsergänzungsmittel” is a German headword at frequency #46,169, used as a noun.

#46,169
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Produkt, mit dessen Hilfe dem Körper Nährstoffe wie Vitamine und Mineralstoffe zugeführt werden

Key facts for Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
PropertyValue
HeadwordNahrungsergänzungsmittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩]
Letters24
Frequency rank#46,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nahrungsergänzungsmittel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nahrungsergänzungsmittel lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Nahrungsergänzungsmittel is 24 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,169 in overall German word frequency among 26,919 “N” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Produkt, mit dessen Hilfe dem Körper Nährstoffe wie Vitamine und Mineralstoffe zugeführt werden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, spelled N-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-S-M-I-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produkt, mit dessen Hilfe dem Körper Nährstoffe wie Vitamine und Mineralstoffe zugeführt werden

This word in other languages

complément alimentaire(Français)

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 "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel"?
"Nahrungsergänzungsmittel" is spelled N-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-S-M-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩].
What does "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel" mean?
As a noun, "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel" means: Produkt, mit dessen Hilfe dem Körper Nährstoffe wie Vitamine und Mineralstoffe zugeführt werden
How do you pronounce "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel" is [ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nahrungsergänzungsmittel" come from?
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Using “Nahrungsergänzungsmittel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-S-M-I-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌnaːʁʊŋsʔɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌmɪtl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list