nachbilden

[ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachbilden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,905 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#74,905
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas nach einem Vorbild gestalten

Key facts for nachbilden
PropertyValue
Headwordnachbilden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachbilden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nachbilden lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nachbilden is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,905 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas nach einem Vorbild gestalten".

No misspelling variants are generated for nachbilden in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nachbilden, spelled N-A-C-H-B-I-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nach einem Vorbild gestalten

Synonyms

imitierenkopierennacharbeiten

This word in other languages

reproduce(English)reproducir(Español)reproduire(Français)

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 "nachbilden"?
"nachbilden" is spelled N-A-C-H-B-I-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩].
What does "nachbilden" mean?
As a verb, "nachbilden" means: etwas nach einem Vorbild gestalten
How do you pronounce "nachbilden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachbilden" is [ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachbilden" come from?
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Using “nachbilden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-B-I-L-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxˌbɪldn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list