Nebels

[ˈneːbl̩s]

/[ˈneːbl̩s]/ noun

The verdict

“Nebels” is uncommon German (frequency #56,380 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,380
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nebels · Nebels · German

Nebels · rank #56,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,380
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nav

Nearest frequency peer: nav (-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 „Nebels“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nebels
PropertyValue
HeadwordNebels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈneːbl̩s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nebels“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nebelsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nav“ (#56,379), „neh“ (#56,381), „Naturschutzes“ (#56,378). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nebels“ bei #56,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nebels is uncommon German at frequency #56,380 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nebel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nebels in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. The correct German form is Nebels, spelled N-E-B-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nebel

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

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list