nachforschen
German, verb[ˈnaːχˌfɔʁʃn̩]
nachforschen is spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-R-S-C-H-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nachforschen is a German verb meaning “to investigate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich intensiv mit dem Sammeln von Informationen über etwas beschäftigen”.
What does nachforschen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to investigate
- 2
to inquire
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich intensiv mit dem Sammeln von Informationen über etwas beschäftigen 2. einer Sache nachgehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nachforschen
- forscht nach present singular third-person
- forschte nach past
- nachgeforscht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- nachforschend participle present
- nachzuforschen infinitive infinitive-zu
- forsche nach first-person indicative present
- forschen nach first-person indicative plural
- forschst nach indicative present second-person
- forschest nach second-person singular subjunctive
- forschet nach plural second-person subjunctive
- forschten nach first-person indicative plural
- forschtest nach indicative preterite second-person
- forschtet nach indicative plural preterite
- forsche nach! imperative singular
- forsch nach! imperative singular
- forscht nach! imperative plural
- nachgeforscht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nachforschen?
- [ˈnaːχˌfɔʁʃn̩]
- [ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nachforschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nachforschen in German?
nachforschen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).