nachdenklich

Name: nachdenklich, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç]

/[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“nachdenklich” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,369
frequency rank, German: 1,954
“N” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eigenen Gedanken nachgehend, in Gedanken versunken

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachdenklich · nachdenklich · German

nachdenklich · rank #14,369 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #14,369
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 1,954
PHOTO-FINISH mündliche

Nearest frequency peer: mündliche (-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.

mittelfrist…

85,636
mächtiger

85,634
mündliche

85,633
nachdenklich

85,632
nachsehen

85,631
Neuanfang

85,629

What this shows „nachdenklich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nachdenklich vs nachdenkliche

92% similar

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

Key facts for nachdenklich
Property	Value
Headword	nachdenklich
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#14,369
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachdenklich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nachdenklichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#14,369

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mündliche“ (#14,368), „nachsehen“ (#14,370), „mächtiger“ (#14,367). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachdenklich“ bei #14,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around nachdenklich (IPA [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,369 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachdenklich, with forms such as "anchdenklich", "nacchdenklich", and "nacdhenklich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nachdenkliche", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nachdenklich, spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-N-K-L-I-C-H.

Definition

1
eigenen Gedanken nachgehend, in Gedanken versunken
2
im Wesen zum Nachdenken geneigt, zu Überlegungen neigend
3
zum Nachdenken anregend/anreizend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Auch der nachdenkliche, besonnene Weit-Blick will gelernt sein. Beim Wirtschaftsminister fehlt allerdings der verwegene Drei-Tage-Bart.
Meine Tochter Katja saß in der Badewanne und machte ein nachdenkliches Gesicht.

Synonyms

erwägend gedankenverloren gedankenversunkengedankenvollnachdenkend überlegendgrüblerischkontemplativ meditativ überlegt versonnen

Antonyms

gedankenlos exaltiert impulsiv schwatzhaftunbeherrschtunüberlegt langweilig selbstverständlich üblich uninteressant

This word in other languages

pensive(English)ensimismado(Español)pensif(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

anchdenklich
nacchdenklich
nacdhenklich
nachddenklich
nachdeknlich
nachdenkilch
nachdenkklich
nachdenklcih
nachdenklicch
nachdenklichh
nachdenklihc
nachdenkllich
nachdenlkich
nachdennklich
nachdneklich
nachednklich
nachhdenklich
nahcdenklich
ncahdenklich
nnachdenklich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachdenklich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "nachdenklich"

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 "nachdenklich"?

"nachdenklich" is spelled N-A-C-H-D-E-N-K-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç].

What does "nachdenklich" mean?

As an adjective, "nachdenklich" means: eigenen Gedanken nachgehend, in Gedanken versunken

What words are commonly confused with "nachdenklich"?

"nachdenklich" is commonly confused with "nachdenkliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "nachdenklich"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachdenklich" is [ˈnaːxˌdɛŋklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "nachdenklich" come from?

"nachdenklich" 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 "nachdenklich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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