Nervengift

[ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft]

/[ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft]/ noun

The verdict

“Nervengift” is uncommon German (frequency #68,519 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,519
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Giftstoff, der Nervenzellen beziehungsweise das Nervengewebe beschädigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nervengift · Nervengift · German

Nervengift · rank #68,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,519
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nelke

Nearest frequency peer: Nelke (-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 „Nervengift“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nervengift
PropertyValue
HeadwordNervengift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nervengift“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nelke“ (#68,518), „Nervensäge“ (#68,520), „nech“ (#68,517). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nervengift“ bei #68,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nervengift is uncommon German at frequency #68,519 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Giftstoff, der Nervenzellen beziehungsweise das Nervengewebe beschädigt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Nervengift in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Nervengift, spelled N-E-R-V-E-N-G-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Giftstoff, der Nervenzellen beziehungsweise das Nervengewebe beschädigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine Stunde nach dem Biss hat sich ein a-Latrotoxin genanntes Nervengift im gesamten Lymphsystem des Opfers ausgebreitet.“
  2. „Weitere Morde folgten, oft mittels Nervengiften, gelegentlich mit Polonium.“

Synonyms

Neurotoxin

This word in other languages

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 "Nervengift"?
"Nervengift" is spelled N-E-R-V-E-N-G-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft].
What does "Nervengift" mean?
As a noun, "Nervengift" means: Giftstoff, der Nervenzellen beziehungsweise das Nervengewebe beschädigt
How do you pronounce "Nervengift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nervengift" is [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌɡɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nervengift" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list