Nörgelei
[nœʁɡəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Nörgelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltende/penetrante Äußerung von Unmut
Corpus desk
Index DE-norgelei · Nörgelei · German
Nörgelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Nörgelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nœʁɡəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nörgelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nörgelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nœʁɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anhaltende/penetrante Äußerung von Unmut".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nörgelei in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nörgelei, spelled N-Ö-R-G-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1anhaltende/penetrante Äußerung von Unmut
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nörgelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Mensch nörgelt, seit er den Mund aufmacht, aber bis auf den heutigen Tag gibt es kein wissenschaftliches Fach, das sich mit Nörgelei befasst.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.