nervös

/[nɛʁˈvøːs]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,333

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

nervös is anGermanadj. It means: so, dass man schnell aufgeregt und reizbar ist Pronounced [nɛʁˈvøːs]. It ranks #6,333 in German word frequency. Often confused with nervt and nervst.

Key facts for nervös
PropertyValue
Headwordnervös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[nɛʁˈvøːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,333
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nervös in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nervös is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nɛʁˈvøːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,333 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for nervös, with forms such as "enrvös", "nerrvös", and "nervsö". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "nervt", "nervst", "Nervus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nervös, spelled N-E-R-V-Ö-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man schnell aufgeregt und reizbar ist
  2. 2
    durch Nerven ausgelöst, nervlich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enrvös,nerrvös,nervsö,nervvös,nervöss,nerövs,nevrös,nnervös,nrevös

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nervös

Misspelling Variants of "nervös"

enrvös6nerrvös7nervsö6nervvös7nervöss7nerövs6nevrös6nnervös7
Misspelling Variants of "nervös"

Frequency rank: #6,333 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nervös"?
"nervös" is spelled N-E-R-V-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [nɛʁˈvøːs].
What does "nervös" mean?
As an adj, "nervös" means: so, dass man schnell aufgeregt und reizbar ist
What words are commonly confused with "nervös"?
"nervös" is commonly confused with "nervt", "nervst", "Nervus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nervös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nervös" is [nɛʁˈvøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nervös" come from?
"nervös" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.