nachforschen
[ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩]
The verdict
“nachforschen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,518 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #66,518
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich intensiv mit dem Sammeln von Informationen über etwas beschäftigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachforschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #66,518 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nachforschen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nachforschen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,518 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for nachforschen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nachforschen, spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-R-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich intensiv mit dem Sammeln von Informationen über etwas beschäftigen
- 2einer Sache nachgehen
This word in other languages
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 “nachforschen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-F-O-R-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.