Which to use
“nachgegeben” and “nachgesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “nachgegeben” frequency rank
- #32,177
- “nachgesehen” frequency rank
- 67524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachgegeben | nachgesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachgeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachsehen |
Where the eye mixes nachgegeben and nachgesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachgegeben and nachgesehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: nachgegeben vs nachgesehen
A purely visual mix-up. nachgegeben ([ˈnaːxɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and nachgesehen ([ˈnaːxɡəˌzeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachgegeben is recorded at frequency rank #35,347, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. nachgesehen is at rank #32,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxɡəˌzeːən].
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 67524, this pair ranks #537,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachgegeben vs nachgesehen
Shared letters: aceghn. Private to "nachgegeben": b. Private to "nachgesehen": s.
"nachgegeben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "nachgesehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachgegeben ← anchgegeben · nacchgegeben · nacghegeben · nacheggeben · nachgeegben · nachgegbeen · nachgegebben · nachgegebenn
- nachgesehen ← anchgesehen · nacchgesehen · nacghesehen · nachegsehen · nachgeeshen · nachgeseehn · nachgesehenn · nachgesehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nachgegeben" for "nachgesehen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nachgegeben" and "nachgesehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachgegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachgesehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #537,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachgegeben" and "nachgesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachgesehen vs nachzusehen". 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 #537,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.