nervt

[nɛʁft]

/[nɛʁft]/ verb

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The verdict

“nervt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,401
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven

Corpus desk

Index DE-nervt · nervt · German

nervt · rank #5,401 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,401
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nenne

Nearest frequency peer: nenne (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nervt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nervt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nervt vs net
60% similar
nervt vs nett
60% similar
nervt vs Nest
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nervt
PropertyValue
Headwordnervt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nɛʁft]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,401
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nervt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nervtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nenne“ (#5,400), „Norbert“ (#5,402), „musikalische“ (#5,399). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nervt“ bei #5,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nervt (IPA [nɛʁft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,401 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nervt, with forms such as "enrvt", "nerrvt", and "nertv". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "net", "nett", "Nest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 nervt, spelled N-E-R-V-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrvt
  • nerrvt
  • nertv
  • nervtt
  • nervvt
  • nevrt
  • nnervt
  • nrevt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nervt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enrvt2nerrvt1nertv2nervtt1nervvt1nevrt2nnervt1nrevt2
Edit distance from "nervt"

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 "nervt"?
"nervt" is spelled N-E-R-V-T. The IPA pronunciation is [nɛʁft].
What does "nervt" mean?
As a verb, "nervt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven
What words are commonly confused with "nervt"?
"nervt" is commonly confused with "net", "nett", "Nest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nervt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nervt" is [nɛʁft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nervt" come from?
"nervt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nenne#5,400obere#5,403Penis#5,407Lukas#5,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Motive8 variantssmith8 variantsTrick8 variantsgeriet8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list