nachblicken
[ˈnaːxˌblɪkn̩]
The verdict
“nachblicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dorthin schauen, wo sich etwas oder jemand entfernt; mit dem Blick verfolgen, mit den Blicken folgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachblicken · nachblicken · German
nachblicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | nachblicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌblɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachblicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachblicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌblɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dorthin schauen, wo sich etwas oder jemand entfernt; mit dem Blick verfolgen, mit den Blicken folgen".
nachblicken has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 nachblicken, spelled N-A-C-H-B-L-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1dorthin schauen, wo sich etwas oder jemand entfernt; mit dem Blick verfolgen, mit den Blicken folgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nachblicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sehnsüchtig blickte sie dem Geliebten nach.
Antonyms
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.