nageln
\naːɡl̩n\
The verdict
“nageln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clouer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nageln · nageln · French
nageln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | nageln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \naːɡl̩n\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nageln » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nageln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \naːɡl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nageln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nageln, spelled N-A-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Clouer.
- 2Baiser, fourrer (une femme).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nageln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Holzlatten wurden genagelt.
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.