nacheinander
[naːxʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]
The verdict
“nacheinander” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,782 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #9,782
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht gleichzeitig, zeitlich versetzt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nacheinander |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [naːxʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #9,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nacheinander” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nacheinander is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naːxʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,782 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for nacheinander, with forms such as "ancheinander", "naccheinander", and "nacehinander". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is nacheinander, spelled N-A-C-H-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1nicht gleichzeitig, zeitlich versetzt
- 2hintereinander, einer hinter dem anderen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ancheinander,naccheinander,nacehinander,nacheiannder,nacheinadner,nacheinandder,nacheinanderr,nacheinandre,nacheinanedr,nacheinannder,nacheinnader,nacheinnander,nacheniander,nachheinander,nachienander,nahceinander,ncaheinander,nnacheinander
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nacheinander - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “nacheinander”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naːxʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] (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.