Nervus radialis

[ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs]

/[ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs]/ noun

The verdict

“Nervus radialis” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Speichennerv; Nerv des Armnervengeflechtes, der die Streckmuskeln des Ellenbogen-, des Handgelenks und der Finger- (bei Tieren der Vorderzehen-)gelenke innerviert; der an der Armspeiche anliege...

Key facts for Nervus radialis
PropertyValue
HeadwordNervus radialis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nervus radialis” sits in German frequency

Nervus radialis falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nervus radialis is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Speichennerv; Nerv des Armnervengeflechtes, der die Streckmuskeln des Ellenbogen-, des Handgelenks und der Finger- (bei Tieren der Vorderzehen-)gelenke innerviert; der an der Armspeiche anliege...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Nervus radialis in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Nervus radialis, spelled N-E-R-V-U-S- -R-A-D-I-A-L-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Speichennerv; Nerv des Armnervengeflechtes, der die Streckmuskeln des Ellenbogen-, des Handgelenks und der Finger- (bei Tieren der Vorderzehen-)gelenke innerviert; der an der Armspeiche anliegende Nerv

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nervus radialis"?
"Nervus radialis" is spelled N-E-R-V-U-S- -R-A-D-I-A-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs].
What does "Nervus radialis" mean?
As a noun, "Nervus radialis" means: der Speichennerv; Nerv des Armnervengeflechtes, der die Streckmuskeln des Ellenbogen-, des Handgelenks und der Finger- (bei Tieren der Vorderzehen-)gelenke innerviert; der an der Armspeiche anliege...
How do you pronounce "Nervus radialis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nervus radialis" is [ˌnɛʁvʊs ʁaˈdi̯aːlɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “Nervus radialis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-E-R-V-U-S- -R-A-D-I-A-L-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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