nachgelesenvsnachgewiesenWhat's the difference?

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“nachgelesen” and “nachgewiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,718
“nachgelesen” frequency rank
#4,915
“nachgewiesen” frequency rank
45633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nachgelesen nachgewiesen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachlesen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachweisen

Where the eye mixes nachgelesen and nachgewiesen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. nachgelesen runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVC) against nachgewiesen's 12 (CVCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
nachgelesen
12 ch
nachgewiesen

Why the eye confuses nachgelesen with nachgewiesen

A purely visual mix-up. nachgelesen ([ˈnaːxɡəˌleːzn̩]) and nachgewiesen ([ˈnaːxɡəˌviːzn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nachgelesen is recorded at frequency rank #40,718, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxɡəˌleːzn̩]. nachgewiesen is at rank #4,915, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxɡəˌviːzn̩].

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 45633, this pair ranks #1,346,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nachgelesen vs nachgewiesen

Shared letters: aceghns. Private to "nachgelesen": l. Private to "nachgewiesen": iw.

"nachgelesen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC  ·  "nachgewiesen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nachgelesenanchgelesen · nacchgelesen · nacghelesen · nacheglesen · nachgeelsen · nachgeleesn · nachgelesenn · nachgelesne
  • nachgewiesenanchgewiesen · nacchgewiesen · nacghewiesen · nachegwiesen · nachgeiwesen · nachgeweisen · nachgewieesn · nachgewiesenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nachgelesen" and "nachgewiesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnaːxɡəˌleːzn̩] versus [ˈnaːxɡəˌviːzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "nachgelesen" vs "nachgewiesen" - which ranks higher?
"nachgewiesen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,915 in our German list, against #40,718 for "nachgelesen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nachgelesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nachgewiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,346,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nachgelesen" and "nachgewiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachgegeben vs nachgelesen". 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 #1,346,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list