Which to use
“nachgelesen” and “nachzulesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,718
- “nachgelesen” frequency rank
- #22,831
- “nachzulesen” frequency rank
- 63549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachgelesen | nachzulesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachlesen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachlesen |
Where the eye mixes nachgelesen and nachzulesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachgelesen and nachzulesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nachgelesen and nachzulesen
A purely visual mix-up. nachgelesen ([ˈnaːxɡəˌleːzn̩]) and nachzulesen ([ˈnaːxt͡suˌleːzn̩]) 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 63549, 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]. nachzulesen is at rank #22,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxt͡suˌleːzn̩].
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 63549, this pair ranks #672,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachgelesen vs nachzulesen
Shared letters: acehlns. Private to "nachgelesen": g. Private to "nachzulesen": uz.
"nachgelesen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "nachzulesen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachgelesen ← anchgelesen · nacchgelesen · nacghelesen · nacheglesen · nachgeelsen · nachgeleesn · nachgelesenn · nachgelesne
- nachzulesen ← anchzulesen · nacchzulesen · nachhzulesen · nachuzlesen · nachzluesen · nachzuelsen · nachzuleesn · nachzulesenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nachgelesen" and "nachzulesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachgelesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachzulesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #672,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachgelesen" and "nachzulesen" 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 #672,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.