nerviger

[ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ]

/[ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“nerviger” is uncommon German (frequency #53,107 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,107
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig

Corpus desk

Index DE-nerviger · nerviger · German

nerviger · rank #53,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,107
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nashörner

Nearest frequency peer: Nashörner (-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 „nerviger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nerviger
PropertyValue
Headwordnerviger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nerviger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nashörner“ (#53,106), „nervösen“ (#53,108), „Nahostkonflikt“ (#53,105). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nerviger“ bei #53,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nerviger is uncommon German at frequency #53,107 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nerviger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nerviger, spelled N-E-R-V-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig

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 "nerviger"?
"nerviger" is spelled N-E-R-V-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ].
What does "nerviger" mean?
As an adjective, "nerviger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig
How do you pronounce "nerviger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nerviger" is [ˈnɛʁfɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nervösen#53,108Nettetal#53,109Märchens#53,098Mentoren#53,075

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list