Which to use
“nachsehen” and “nachzusehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,370
- “nachsehen” frequency rank
- #46,871
- “nachzusehen” frequency rank
- 61241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachsehen | nachzusehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Information suchen, eine Recherche durchführen, etwas verifizieren | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachsehen |
Where the eye mixes nachsehen and nachzusehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachsehen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against nachzusehen's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nachsehen and nachzusehen
A purely visual mix-up. nachsehen ([ˈnaːxˌzeːən]) and nachzusehen ([ˈnaːxt͡suˌzeːən]) 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 61241, 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]. nachzusehen is at rank #46,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxt͡suˌzeːən].
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 61241, this pair ranks #757,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachsehen vs nachzusehen
Shared letters: acehns. Private to "nachsehen": -. Private to "nachzusehen": uz.
"nachsehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "nachzusehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachsehen ← anchsehen · nacchsehen · nacheshen · nachhsehen · nachseehn · nachsehenn · nachsehhen · nachsehne
- nachzusehen ← anchzusehen · nacchzusehen · nachhzusehen · nachuzsehen · nachzsuehen · nachzueshen · nachzuseehn · nachzusehenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nachsehen" and "nachzusehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nachsehen" vs "nachzusehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "nachzusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #757,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachsehen" and "nachzusehen" 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 #757,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.