Nachfeld
[ˈnaːxˌfɛlt]
The verdict
“Nachfeld” 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) - im Aussagesatz die Wortstellungen, die sich hinter der Satzklammer befinden
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachfeld · Nachfeld · German
Nachfeld · 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 | Nachfeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌfɛlt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachfeld“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachfeld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Aussagesatz die Wortstellungen, die sich hinter der Satzklammer befinden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nachfeld, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nachfeld, spelled N-A-C-H-F-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1im Aussagesatz die Wortstellungen, die sich hinter der Satzklammer befinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nachfeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Satz "Hans ist gestern zu uns zu Besuch gekommen, weil er früher nicht konnte" steht "weil er früher nicht konnte" im Nachfeld.
„Von Drach [1973] eingeführter Terminus für das Stellungsfeld nach dem zweiten Element der Satzklammer, die bei Normalstellung im Deutschen in der Regel unbesetzt bleibt.“
Antonyms
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.