Sargnagel

[ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩]

/[ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sargnagel” is uncommon German (frequency #87,013 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,013
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nagel, mit dem ein Sarg verschlossen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-sargnagel · Sargnagel · German

Sargnagel · rank #87,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Samstagmittag

Nearest frequency peer: Samstagmittag (-2 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 „Sargnagel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sargnagel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSargnagel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sargnagel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sargnagelfällt 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: „Samstagmittag“ (#87,011), „Schaan“ (#87,015), „Samarkand“ (#87,010). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sargnagel“ bei #87,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sargnagel is uncommon German at frequency #87,013 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Sargnagel 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sargnagel, spelled S-A-R-G-N-A-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nagel, mit dem ein Sarg verschlossen wird
  2. 2
    Person oder Sache, die für den Tod oder Unglück einer anderen Person oder Sache verantwortlich gemacht wird
  3. 3
    Zigarette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit kleinen, verzinnten Sargnägeln machte er sich daran, den Sarg zuzunageln.
  2. Das war der Sargnagel für Rot-Grün.

Synonyms

Zigarette

This word in other languages

coffin nail(English)

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 "Sargnagel"?
"Sargnagel" is spelled S-A-R-G-N-A-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩].
What does "Sargnagel" mean?
As a noun, "Sargnagel" means: Nagel, mit dem ein Sarg verschlossen wird
How do you pronounce "Sargnagel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sargnagel" is [ˈzaʁkˌnaːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sargnagel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Samarkand#87,010Schindeln#87,019Sachstand#87,004Schönwald#87,038

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list