nuscheln
[ˈnʊʃl̩n]
The verdict
“nuscheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - undeutlich, unartikuliert sprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nuscheln · nuscheln · German
nuscheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | nuscheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnʊʃl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nuscheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nuscheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnʊʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "undeutlich, unartikuliert sprechen".
nuscheln has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nuscheln, spelled N-U-S-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1undeutlich, unartikuliert sprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nuscheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schulz, ein kleiner, schmächtiger Mann, der in seinen Schnurrbart nuschelte und einen tiefen Schmiss quer über den Mund hatte, drückte sich so gewunden aus, dass es manchmal schwer war, ihm zu folgen;…“
„Der Herr Doktor forderte sie auf, nicht zu nuscheln. Nuscheln sei eine Form von Widerstand.“
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.