Nervenkitzel
[ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌkɪt͡sl̩]
The verdict
“Nervenkitzel” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,698
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - besonders nervenaufreibende Spannung in einer Situation, die meist mit erhöhter Hormonausschüttung verbunden ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nervenkitzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌkɪt͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #37,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nervenkitzel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Nervenkitzel (IPA [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌkɪt͡sl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,698 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "besonders nervenaufreibende Spannung in einer Situation, die meist mit erhöhter Hormonausschüttung verbunden ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nervenkitzel, with forms such as "enrvenkitzel", "nerevnkitzel", and "nerrvenkitzel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nervenkitzel, spelled N-E-R-V-E-N-K-I-T-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1besonders nervenaufreibende Spannung in einer Situation, die meist mit erhöhter Hormonausschüttung verbunden ist
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enrvenkitzel
- nerevnkitzel
- nerrvenkitzel
- nerveknitzel
- nerveniktzel
- nervenkitezl
- nervenkittzel
- nervenkitzell
- nervenkitzle
- nervenkitzzel
- nervenkiztel
- nervenkkitzel
- nervenktizel
- nervennkitzel
- nervnekitzel
- nervvenkitzel
- nevrenkitzel
- nnervenkitzel
- nrevenkitzel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nervenkitzel - 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.
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.
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Using “Nervenkitzel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-R-V-E-N-K-I-T-Z-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌkɪt͡sl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.