nervlich

[ˈnɛʁflɪç]

/[ˈnɛʁflɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“nervlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Leistungsfähigkeit des Nervensystems betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-nervlich · nervlich · German

nervlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for nervlich
PropertyValue
Headwordnervlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɛʁflɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nervlich“ im Deutschen

nervlichsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nervlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɛʁflɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Leistungsfähigkeit des Nervensystems betreffend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nervlich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nervlich, spelled N-E-R-V-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Leistungsfähigkeit des Nervensystems betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er war nervlich am Ende.
  2. Die nervliche Belastung war ihm letztlich zu hoch und er erlitt einen Nervenzusammenbruch.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nervlich"?
"nervlich" is spelled N-E-R-V-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛʁflɪç].
What does "nervlich" mean?
As an adjective, "nervlich" means: die Leistungsfähigkeit des Nervensystems betreffend
How do you pronounce "nervlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nervlich" is [ˈnɛʁflɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nervlich" come from?
"nervlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list