Nockerl
[ˈnɔkɐl]
The verdict
“Nockerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Löffel aus einer süßen oder salzigen Masse Gestochenes, das eine typische Form hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-nockerl · Nockerl · German
Nockerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nockerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔkɐl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nockerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nockerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔkɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Nockerl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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. The correct German form is Nockerl, spelled N-O-C-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1mit einem Löffel aus einer süßen oder salzigen Masse Gestochenes, das eine typische Form hat
- 2Beilage zu Speisen mit Sauce; aus Mehl und Wasser beziehungsweise Mehl, Eiern, Fett und Milch, die durch ein Nockerlsieb in kochendes Wasser gedrückt werden und jeweils eine Größe von circa 1 cm erreichen
- 3junges, einfältiges Mädchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nockerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nockerl sind eine beliebte Suppeneinlage.
Es hat Paprikahendel mit Nockerl gegeben.
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.