Nebelschleier
German, noun[ˈneːbl̩ˌʃlaɪ̯ɐ]
Nebelschleier is spelled N-E-B-E-L-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nebelschleier is a German masculine noun meaning “thin fog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nebel, der so dicht ist, dass er sich wie ein Schleier vor dem Hintergrund ausnimmt”.
What does Nebelschleier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethin fog
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nebel, der so dicht ist, dass er sich wie ein Schleier vor dem Hintergrund ausnimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nebelschleier
- Nebelschleiers genitive
- Nebelschleiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nebelschleier?
- [ˈneːbl̩ˌʃlaɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nebelschleier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nebelschleier in German?
Nebelschleier appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).