nach wie vor
[naːx viː foːɐ̯]
The verdict
“nach wie vor” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - noch immer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nach wie vor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [naːx viː foːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nach wie vor” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nach wie vor is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naːx viː foːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "noch immer".
No misspelling variants are generated for nach wie vor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is nach wie vor, spelled N-A-C-H- -W-I-E- -V-O-R.
Definition
- 1noch immer
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nach wie vor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H- -W-I-E- -V-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naːx viː foːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.