Nagel
\ˈnaː.ɡǝl\
The verdict
“Nagel” is uncommon French (frequency #63,194 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,194
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ongle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nagel · Nagel · French
Nagel · rank #63,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,194
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH nabot
Nearest frequency peer: nabot (-1 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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Nagel »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Méline
Méline
36,811 corpus weight
- mémorielle
mémorielle
36,810 corpus weight
- nabot
nabot
36,808 corpus weight
- Nagel
Nagel
36,807 corpus weight
- nang
nang
36,806 corpus weight
- narrer
narrer
36,805 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Nagel » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nagel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈnaː.ɡǝl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Nagel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Nagel is uncommon French at frequency #63,194 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈnaː.ɡǝl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Nagel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Nagel, spelled N-A-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Ongle.
- 2Clou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nagel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Maniküre werden die Nägel gepflegt.
Rote Nägel sind sommerlich und verströmen einen Hauch Erotik. Aber welcher Lack lässt sich gut auftragen, hält lange und leuchtet schön?
Synonyms
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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