nachdem

[naːxˈdeːm]

/[naːxˈdeːm]/ conj

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The verdict

“nachdem” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#421
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem späteren (als)

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachdem · nachdem · German

nachdem · rank #421 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #421
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH lieber

Nearest frequency peer: lieber (-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 „nachdem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nachdem“ 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).

nachdem vs Nächte
43% similar
nachdem vs nachher
71% similar
nachdem vs Nächten
43% similar

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

Key facts for nachdem
PropertyValue
Headwordnachdem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[naːxˈdeːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#421
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachdem“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nachdemliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lieber“ (#420), „Ort“ (#422), „Junge“ (#419). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachdem“ bei #421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nachdem (IPA [naːxˈdeːm]), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #421 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachdem, with forms such as "anchdem", "nacchdem", and "nacdhem". 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, "Nächte", "nachher", "Nächten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nachdem, spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem späteren (als)
  2. 2
    weil das so ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nachdem er ihn geschlagen hatte, ging er nach Hause.
  2. Er ging nach Haus, nachdem er ihn geschlagen hatte.

Synonyms

alsweilda

Antonyms

bevorehe

This word in other languages

after(English)après que(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchdem
  • nacchdem
  • nacdhem
  • nachddem
  • nachdemm
  • nachdme
  • nachedm
  • nachhdem
  • nahcdem
  • ncahdem
  • nnachdem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anchdem2nacchdem1nacdhem2nachddem1nachdemm1nachdme2nachedm2nachhdem1
Edit distance from "nachdem"

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 "nachdem"?
"nachdem" is spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [naːxˈdeːm].
What does "nachdem" mean?
As a conjunction, "nachdem" means: zu einem späteren (als)
What words are commonly confused with "nachdem"?
"nachdem" is commonly confused with "Nächte", "nachher", "Nächten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachdem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachdem" is [naːxˈdeːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachdem" come from?
"nachdem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweiten#424bringen#427München#413unserer#437

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

endlich11 variantswichtig11 variantsBeispiel11 variantsStunden11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list