Nerz

[nɛʁt͡s]

/[nɛʁt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Nerz” is uncommon German (frequency #67,551 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,551
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raubtier aus der Familie der Marder, das ein dichtes bräunliches Fell hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-nerz · Nerz · German

Nerz · rank #67,551 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,551
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nef

Nearest frequency peer: nef (-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 „Nerz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nerz
PropertyValue
HeadwordNerz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nɛʁt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,551
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nerz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nerzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nef“ (#67,550), „neudeutsch“ (#67,553), „Neufundland“ (#67,554). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nerz“ bei #67,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nerz is uncommon German at frequency #67,551 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Nerz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nerz, spelled N-E-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raubtier aus der Familie der Marder, das ein dichtes bräunliches Fell hat
  2. 2
    Fell des unter [1] beschriebenen Raubtiers
  3. 3
    ein aus mehreren unter [2] beschriebenen Fellen hergestellter Pelz (zum Beispiel eine Jacke oder ein Mantel)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus einer Pelztierfarm in Süderbrarup (Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg) sind in der Nacht zum Sonntag tausende Nerze entwichen.“
  2. Als Anita gestern ihren Mantel aus Nerz trug, wurde sie in der Fußgängerzone mit faulen Eiern beworfen.

This word in other languages

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 "Nerz"?
"Nerz" is spelled N-E-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [nɛʁt͡s].
What does "Nerz" mean?
As a noun, "Nerz" means: Raubtier aus der Familie der Marder, das ein dichtes bräunliches Fell hat
How do you pronounce "Nerz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nerz" is [nɛʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nerz" come from?
"Nerz" 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 "Nerz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list