nachdenken

[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachdenken” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,059
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachdenken · nachdenken · German

nachdenken · rank #3,059 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,059
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Million

Nearest frequency peer: Million (-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 „nachdenken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nachdenken“ 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).

nachdenken vs nachdenkt
80% similar
nachdenken vs nachzudenken
83% similar
nachdenken vs nachdenke
90% similar

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

Key facts for nachdenken
PropertyValue
Headwordnachdenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,059
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachdenken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nachdenkenliegt 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: „Million“ (#3,058), „Nette“ (#3,060), „Mauer“ (#3,057). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachdenken“ bei #3,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around nachdenken (IPA [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,059 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachdenken, with forms such as "anchdenken", "nacchdenken", and "nacdhenken". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nachdenkt", "nachzudenken", "nachdenke", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nachdenken, spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe lange darüber nachgedacht.
  2. „Ich kann nur beim Gehen nachdenken. Bleibe ich stehen, tun dies auch meine Gedanken“, hat der Philosoph Jean-Jacques Rousseau geschrieben.

Antonyms

auslassenübergehen

This word in other languages

think(English)pensar(Español)réfléchir(Français)refletir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchdenken
  • nacchdenken
  • nacdhenken
  • nachddenken
  • nachdeknen
  • nachdenekn
  • nachdenkenn
  • nachdenkken
  • nachdenkne
  • nachdennken
  • nachdneken
  • nachednken
  • nachhdenken
  • nahcdenken
  • ncahdenken
  • nnachdenken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anchdenken2nacchdenken1nacdhenken2nachddenken1nachdeknen2nachdenekn2nachdenkenn1nachdenkken1
Edit distance from "nachdenken"

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 "nachdenken"?
"nachdenken" is spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩].
What does "nachdenken" mean?
As a verb, "nachdenken" means: sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen
What words are commonly confused with "nachdenken"?
"nachdenken" is commonly confused with "nachdenkt", "nachzudenken", "nachdenke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachdenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachdenken" is [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachdenken" come from?
"nachdenken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konkurrenz#3,052vorsichtig#3,008Ereignisse#3,112verursacht#3,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Fähigkeiten16 variantsuntersucht16 variantsgegenseitig16 variantsorganisiert16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list