Which to use
“nachsehen” and “nachziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,370
- “nachsehen” frequency rank
- #37,697
- “nachziehen” frequency rank
- 52067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachsehen | nachziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Information suchen, eine Recherche durchführen, etwas verifizieren | noch einmal einen Strich an gleicher Stelle machen/ziehen |
Where the eye mixes nachsehen and nachziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. nachsehen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against nachziehen's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nachsehen and nachziehen
A purely visual mix-up. nachsehen ([ˈnaːxˌzeːən]) and nachziehen ([ˈnaːxˌt͡siːən]) 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 52067, 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]. nachziehen is at rank #37,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌt͡siːən].
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 52067, this pair ranks #1,111,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachsehen vs nachziehen
Shared letters: acehn. Private to "nachsehen": s. Private to "nachziehen": iz.
"nachsehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "nachziehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachsehen ← anchsehen · nacchsehen · nacheshen · nachhsehen · nachseehn · nachsehenn · nachsehhen · nachsehne
- nachziehen ← anchziehen · nacchziehen · nachhziehen · nachizehen · nachzeihen · nachzieehn · nachziehenn · nachziehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nachsehen" for "nachziehen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "nachsehen" or "nachziehen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nachsehen" and "nachziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachsehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,111,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachsehen" and "nachziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachziehen 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 #1,111,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.