nachbeten
[ˈnaːxˌbeːtn̩]
The verdict
“nachbeten” 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) - ein vorgetragenes Gebet (laut) nachsprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachbeten · nachbeten · German
nachbeten · 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 | nachbeten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌbeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachbeten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachbeten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌbeːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
nachbeten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nachbeten, spelled N-A-C-H-B-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein vorgetragenes Gebet (laut) nachsprechen
- 2gedankenlos, unkritisch eine fremde Meinung, Aussage übernehmen und wiederholen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachbeten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Priester sprach die Worte vor, und die Gemeinde betete sie nach.
Der erste Wissenschaftler hat die Hypothese lediglich aufgestellt, aber er hat sie nicht überprüft; und alle seine Nachfolger haben diese Meinung immer treu nachgebetet, und so ist die These bis heute unbewiesen.
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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.