Nachfahr
[ˈnaːxˌfaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Nachfahr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die von einem oder mehreren anderen unmittelbar oder mittelbar abstammt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachfahr · Nachfahr · German
Nachfahr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nachfahr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌfaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Nachfahr” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Nachfahr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌfaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die von einem oder mehreren anderen unmittelbar oder mittelbar abstammt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nachfahr in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Nachfahr, spelled N-A-C-H-F-A-H-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die von einem oder mehreren anderen unmittelbar oder mittelbar abstammt
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.
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