festnageln
\ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n\
The verdict
“festnageln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fixer à l’aide de clous.
Corpus desk
Index FR-festnageln · festnageln · French
festnageln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | festnageln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
festnageln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for festnageln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is festnageln, spelled F-E-S-T-N-A-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Fixer à l’aide de clous.
- 2Demander un engagement (sur une promesse, une affirmation).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how festnageln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Steigerung des Renteneintrittsalters sagte (Linnemann) selbstbewusst: „Macht doch Sinn, wenn wir immer älter werden, dass wir länger arbeiten müssen.“ (...) Als Lanz ihn jedoch auf eine Zahl festnageln wollte und fragte „Arbeiten bis 72?“, blieb Linnemann schwammig (...)
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