Which to use
“nach” is a preposition and “nagt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “nach” frequency rank
- #44,816
- “nagt” frequency rank
- 44851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nach | nagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Richtung (mit Dativ oder adverbialer Bestimmung des Ortes) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nagen |
Where the eye mixes nach and nagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nach and nagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nach and nagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nach is [naːx] while nagt is [naːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nach is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as aprep, pronounced [naːx]. nagt is at rank #44,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [naːkt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44851, this pair ranks #1,372,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nach vs nagt
Shared letters: an. Private to "nach": ch. Private to "nagt": gt.
"nach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nach" and "nagt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nach" or "nagt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,372,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nach" and "nagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs nagt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,372,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.