nachahmen

[ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən]

/[ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachahmen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,812
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas möglichst originalgetreu nachmachen; die Eigenart, das Verhalten von jemandem / etwas imitieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachahmen · nachahmen · German

nachahmen · rank #44,812 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,812
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachempfinden

Nearest frequency peer: nachempfinden (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nachahmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nachahmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nachahmen vs Nachnamen
67% similar
nachahmen vs Nachahmer
78% similar
nachahmen vs Nachfahren
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nachahmen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachahmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,812
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachahmen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nachahmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nachempfinden“ (#44,813), „multikulturelle“ (#44,810), „motorische“ (#44,809). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachahmen“ bei #44,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nachahmen (IPA [ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,812 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas möglichst originalgetreu nachmachen; die Eigenart, das Verhalten von jemandem / etwas imitieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachahmen, with forms such as "anchahmen", "nacahhmen", and "nacchahmen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Nachnamen", "Nachahmer", "Nachfahren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nachahmen, spelled N-A-C-H-A-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas möglichst originalgetreu nachmachen; die Eigenart, das Verhalten von jemandem / etwas imitieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er versuchte immer, das Verhalten seines großen Bruders nachzuahmen.
  2. „Für manche praktischen Probleme fand die DDR sogar gute Lösungen. Inzwischen werden sie auch in den alten Bundesländern endlich offener diskutiert und nachgeahmt. Man denke an Kindertagesstätten, Ganztagsschulen und Polikliniken.“

Synonyms

imitierenkopierennachäffennachmachen

This word in other languages

copy(English)copiar(Español)imiter(Français)imitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchahmen
  • nacahhmen
  • nacchahmen
  • nachahemn
  • nachahhmen
  • nachahmenn
  • nachahmmen
  • nachahmne
  • nachamhen
  • nachhahmen
  • nachhamen
  • nahcahmen
  • ncahahmen
  • nnachahmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachahmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anchahmen2nacahhmen2nacchahmen1nachahemn2nachahhmen1nachahmenn1nachahmmen1nachahmne2
Edit distance from "nachahmen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachahmen"?
"nachahmen" is spelled N-A-C-H-A-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən].
What does "nachahmen" mean?
As a verb, "nachahmen" means: etwas möglichst originalgetreu nachmachen; die Eigenart, das Verhalten von jemandem / etwas imitieren
What words are commonly confused with "nachahmen"?
"nachahmen" is commonly confused with "Nachnamen", "Nachahmer", "Nachfahren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachahmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachahmen" is [ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachahmen" come from?
"nachahmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nachahmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Motorboot#44,808mitziehen#44,801Niederung#44,824Notlösung#44,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

lustigste14 variantsPergament14 variantsLettischen14 variantsPräfektur14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list