Nachbeben

[ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachbeben” is uncommon German (frequency #81,904 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,904
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein in der Regel schwächeres Erdbeben, das auf ein großes Erdbeben (Hauptbeben) folgt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachbeben · Nachbeben · German

Nachbeben · rank #81,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,904
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nacheifern

Nearest frequency peer: nacheifern (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nachbeben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nachbeben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachbeben
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachbeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachbeben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nachbebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nacheifern“ (#81,905), „Müsliriegel“ (#81,902), „nachgehakt“ (#81,906). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachbeben“ bei #81,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachbeben is uncommon German at frequency #81,904 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein in der Regel schwächeres Erdbeben, das auf ein großes Erdbeben (Hauptbeben) folgt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nachbeben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nachbeben, spelled N-A-C-H-B-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein in der Regel schwächeres Erdbeben, das auf ein großes Erdbeben (Hauptbeben) folgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Nachbeben richteten weitere Verwüstungen an.
  2. „Allein in diesem Jahrhundert gab es mindestens neun Erschütterungen, die ebenso stark oder stärker waren wie das Beben vom 19. September (Stärke nach der Richter-Skala: 8,1) und das Nachbeben vom 21. September (Stärke 7,5).“

Antonyms

HauptbebenVorbeben

This word in other languages

aftershock(English)réplica(Español)réplique(Français)réplica(Português)

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 "Nachbeben"?
"Nachbeben" is spelled N-A-C-H-B-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩].
What does "Nachbeben" mean?
As a noun, "Nachbeben" means: ein in der Regel schwächeres Erdbeben, das auf ein großes Erdbeben (Hauptbeben) folgt
How do you pronounce "Nachbeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachbeben" is [ˈnaːxˌbeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachbeben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list