Which to use
“nachsehen” is a verb and “nächsten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,370
- “nachsehen” frequency rank
- #436
- “nächsten” frequency rank
- 14806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachsehen | nächsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Information suchen, eine Recherche durchführen, etwas verifizieren | Superlativ Prädikativ des Adjektivs nah |
Where the eye mixes nachsehen and nächsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nachsehen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against nächsten's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nachsehen vs nächsten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nachsehen is [ˈnaːxˌzeːən] while nächsten is [ˈnɛːçstən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachsehen is recorded at frequency rank #14,370, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌzeːən]. nächsten is at rank #436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɛːçstən].
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 14806, this pair ranks #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nachsehen vs nächsten
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "nachsehen": a. Private to "nächsten": tä.
"nachsehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "nächsten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachsehen ← anchsehen · nacchsehen · nacheshen · nachhsehen · nachseehn · nachsehenn · nachsehhen · nachsehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nachsehen" and "nächsten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nachsehen" or "nächsten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachsehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nächsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachsehen" and "nächsten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachsehen 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 #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.