Which to use
“nachladen” and “nachlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,104
- “nachladen” frequency rank
- #37,103
- “nachlegen” frequency rank
- 86207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachladen | nachlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Schusswaffe mit Munition versehen, nachdem die bisherige Munition aufgebraucht wurde | mehr Material aufs Feuer legen, damit es weiterbrennt; mehr davon hinlegen |
Where the eye mixes nachladen and nachlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. nachladen and nachlegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nachladen with nachlegen
A purely visual mix-up. nachladen ([ˈnaːxˌlaːdn̩]) and nachlegen ([ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]) 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 86207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachladen is recorded at frequency rank #49,104, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌlaːdn̩]. nachlegen is at rank #37,103, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩].
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 86207, this pair ranks #97,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nachladen vs nachlegen
Shared letters: acehln. Private to "nachladen": d. Private to "nachlegen": g.
"nachladen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "nachlegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nachladen" and "nachlegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nachladen" or "nachlegen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachladen" and "nachlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachlegen vs nahelegen". 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 #97,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.