Which to use
“nachgehen” and “nachgesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,135
- “nachgehen” frequency rank
- #32,177
- “nachgesehen” frequency rank
- 44312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachgehen | nachgesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem folgen, hinter jemandem hergehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachsehen |
Where the eye mixes nachgehen and nachgesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachgehen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against nachgesehen's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nachgehen vs nachgesehen
A purely visual mix-up. nachgehen ([ˈnaːxˌɡeːən]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachgehen is recorded at frequency rank #12,135, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌɡeːən]. 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 44312, this pair ranks #1,390,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachgehen vs nachgesehen
Shared letters: aceghn. Private to "nachgehen": -. Private to "nachgesehen": s.
"nachgehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "nachgesehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachgehen ← anchgehen · nacchgehen · nacghehen · nacheghen · nachgeehn · nachgehenn · nachgehhen · nachgehne
- nachgesehen ← anchgesehen · nacchgesehen · nacghesehen · nachegsehen · nachgeeshen · nachgeseehn · nachgesehenn · nachgesehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nachgehen" and "nachgesehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachgehen" 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 #1,390,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachgehen" 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 #1,390,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.