nach wie vor

[naːx viː foːɐ̯]

/[naːx viː foːɐ̯]/ phrase

The verdict

“nach wie vor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - noch immer

Corpus desk

Index DE-nach-wie-vor · nach wie vor · German

nach wie vor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for nach wie vor
PropertyValue
Headwordnach wie vor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[naːx viː foːɐ̯]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nach wie vor“ im Deutschen

nach wie vorschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nach wie vor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [naːx viː foːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    noch immer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nach wie vor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Polizei kann nach wie vor nichts zur Unfallursache sagen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nach wie vor"?
"nach wie vor" is spelled N-A-C-H- -W-I-E- -V-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [naːx viː foːɐ̯].
What does "nach wie vor" mean?
As a phrase, "nach wie vor" means: noch immer
How do you pronounce "nach wie vor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nach wie vor" is [naːx viː foːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nach wie vor" come from?
"nach wie vor" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list