Which to use
“nachzugehen” and “nachzulesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,077
- “nachzugehen” frequency rank
- #22,831
- “nachzulesen” frequency rank
- 44908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachzugehen | nachzulesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachgehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachlesen |
Where the eye mixes nachzugehen and nachzulesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nachzugehen and nachzulesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nachzugehen and nachzulesen
A purely visual mix-up. nachzugehen ([ˈnaːxt͡suˌɡeːən]) and nachzulesen ([ˈnaːxt͡suˌleːzn̩]) 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 44908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachzugehen is recorded at frequency rank #22,077, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxt͡suˌɡeːən]. nachzulesen is at rank #22,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxt͡suˌleːzn̩].
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 44908, this pair ranks #1,370,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nachzugehen vs nachzulesen
Shared letters: acehnuz. Private to "nachzugehen": g. Private to "nachzulesen": ls.
"nachzugehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "nachzulesen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachzugehen ← anchzugehen · nacchzugehen · nachhzugehen · nachuzgehen · nachzguehen · nachzueghen · nachzugeehn · nachzugehenn
- nachzulesen ← anchzulesen · nacchzulesen · nachhzulesen · nachuzlesen · nachzluesen · nachzuelsen · nachzuleesn · nachzulesenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nachzugehen" and "nachzulesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nachzugehen" vs "nachzulesen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachzugehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachzulesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,370,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachzugehen" and "nachzulesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachzulesen 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 #1,370,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.