nörgeln
German, verb/ˈnœʁɡl̩n/
nörgeln is spelled N-Ö-R-G-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nörgeln is a German verb meaning “to nag, grumble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “penetrant/störend, aber nicht aggressiv seinen Unmut äußern”.
What does nörgeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to nag, grumble
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. penetrant/störend, aber nicht aggressiv seinen Unmut äußern
noun: 1. anhaltende/penetrante Äußerung von Unmut
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nörgeln
- nörgelt present singular third-person
- nörgelte past
- genörgelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- nörgelnd participle present
- nörgle first-person indicative present
- nörgele first-person indicative present
- nörgel first-person indicative present
- nörgelst indicative present second-person
- nörgelest second-person singular subjunctive
- nörglest second-person singular subjunctive
- nörgelet plural second-person subjunctive
- nörglet plural second-person subjunctive
- nörgelten first-person indicative plural
- nörgeltest indicative preterite second-person
- nörgeltet indicative plural preterite
- nörgle! imperative singular
- nörgelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nörgeln?
- /ˈnœʁɡl̩n/
- [ˈnœʁɡl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nörgeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nörgeln in German?
nörgeln appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).