nachforschen
[ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩]
The verdict
“nachforschen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,518 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,518
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich intensiv mit dem Sammeln von Informationen über etwas beschäftigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachforschen · nachforschen · German
nachforschen · rank #66,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,518
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH nachgeahmt
Nearest frequency peer: nachgeahmt (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nachforschen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Müllsack
Müllsack
33,487 corpus weight
- mürbe
mürbe
33,486 corpus weight
- nachforschen
nachforschen
33,483 corpus weight
- nachgeahmt
nachgeahmt
33,482 corpus weight
- Nachnahme
Nachnahme
33,481 corpus weight
- nachrangig
nachrangig
33,480 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nachforschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachforschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachforschen is uncommon German at frequency #66,518 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachforschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben nachgeforscht und herausgefunden: Im selben Zeitraum sind 140 Kinder gestorben, weil sie Öl aus den Duftlampen ihrer Eltern getrunken haben.
Das US-Verteidigungsministerium will im Irak nachforschen, ob hunderttausende verschwundene Waffen in falsche Hände gelangt sind.
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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