Which to use
“nachgesehen” and “nachsehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,177
- “nachgesehen” frequency rank
- #14,370
- “nachsehen” frequency rank
- 46547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachgesehen | nachsehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachsehen | nach Information suchen, eine Recherche durchführen, etwas verifizieren |
Where the eye mixes nachgesehen and nachsehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachgesehen runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVC) against nachsehen's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nachgesehen with nachsehen
A purely visual mix-up. nachgesehen ([ˈnaːxɡəˌzeːən]) and nachsehen ([ˈnaːxˌzeːən]) 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 46547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachgesehen is recorded at frequency rank #32,177, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxɡəˌzeːən]. nachsehen is at rank #14,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌzeːən].
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 46547, this pair ranks #1,315,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachgesehen vs nachsehen
Shared letters: acehns. Private to "nachgesehen": g. Private to "nachsehen": -.
"nachgesehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "nachsehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachgesehen ← anchgesehen · nacchgesehen · nacghesehen · nachegsehen · nachgeeshen · nachgeseehn · nachgesehenn · nachgesehhen
- nachsehen ← anchsehen · nacchsehen · nacheshen · nachhsehen · nachseehn · nachsehenn · nachsehhen · nachsehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nachgesehen" and "nachsehen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nachgesehen" or "nachsehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachgesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachsehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,315,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachgesehen" and "nachsehen" 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 #1,315,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.