Which to use
“nachdenke” and “nachdenken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,443
- “nachdenke” frequency rank
- #3,059
- “nachdenken” frequency rank
- 25502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachdenke | nachdenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachdenken | sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen |
Where the eye mixes nachdenke and nachdenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachdenke runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against nachdenken's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nachdenke and nachdenken
A purely visual mix-up. nachdenke ([ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkə]) and nachdenken ([ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nachdenke” sits inside “nachdenken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachdenke is recorded at frequency rank #22,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkə]. nachdenken is at rank #3,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩].
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 25502, this pair ranks #1,832,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nachdenke vs nachdenken
Shared letters: acdehkn. Private to "nachdenke": -. Private to "nachdenken": -.
"nachdenke" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "nachdenken" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachdenke ← anchdenke · nacchdenke · nacdhenke · nachddenke · nachdekne · nachdenek · nachdenkke · nachdennke
- nachdenken ← anchdenken · nacchdenken · nacdhenken · nachddenken · nachdeknen · nachdenekn · nachdenkenn · nachdenkken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nachdenke" and "nachdenken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nachdenke" vs "nachdenken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nachdenke" and "nachdenken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachdenke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachdenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachdenke" and "nachdenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachdenke vs nachdenkt". 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 #1,832,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.