nachäffen
[ˈnaːxˌʔɛfn̩]
The verdict
“nachäffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas in übertriebener Weise nachahmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachaffen · nachäffen · German
nachäffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachäffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʔɛfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachäffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachäffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʔɛfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas in übertriebener Weise nachahmen".
nachäffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nachäffen, spelled N-A-C-H-Ä-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden oder etwas in übertriebener Weise nachahmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachäffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Musst du mich immer nachäffen?!
„Zwischendurch äffen die Hosts und ihr Gast Bewegungen von behinderten Sportlern und Sportlerinnen nach, kriegen sich vor Lachen nicht mehr ein.“
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.