nach
[naːx]
The verdict
“nach” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #35 in German word frequency and used as a preposition.
- #35
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Richtung (mit Dativ oder adverbialer Bestimmung des Ortes)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [naːx] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #35 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nach” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nach is 4 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naːx]. Corpus data places it at rank #35 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for nach, with forms such as "anch", "nacch", and "nachh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NC", "Nh", "nah", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nach, spelled N-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1in Richtung (mit Dativ oder adverbialer Bestimmung des Ortes)
- 2Hervorhebung des Ziels einer im Satz ausgedrückten Tätigkeit; mit Dativ
- 3Relation, bei der das mit nach referenzierte Bezugsobjekt zeitlich oder räumlich (in Bewegungsrichtung) vor dem Subjekt liegt; mit Dativ
- 4jemandes Zitat aufgreifen; mit Dativ
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anch,nacch,nachh,nahc,ncah,nnach
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nach - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nach”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naːx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “NC” - see the side-by-side comparison. nach vs NC
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.