nachgab

[ˈnaːxˌɡaːp]

/[ˈnaːxˌɡaːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachgab” is uncommon German (frequency #85,618 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,618
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachgab · nachgab · German

nachgab · rank #85,618 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,618
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachgeguckt

Nearest frequency peer: nachgeguckt (+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 „nachgab“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nachgab“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachgab
PropertyValue
Headwordnachgab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌɡaːp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,618
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachgab“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nachgabfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nachgeguckt“ (#85,619), „nachging“ (#85,620), „Mösen“ (#85,615). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachgab“ bei #85,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachgab is uncommon German at frequency #85,618 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌɡaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

nachgab has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nachgab, spelled N-A-C-H-G-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachgeben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachgeben

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachgab"?
"nachgab" is spelled N-A-C-H-G-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌɡaːp].
What does "nachgab" mean?
As a verb, "nachgab" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachgeben
How do you pronounce "nachgab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachgab" is [ˈnaːxˌɡaːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachgab" come from?
"nachgab" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nachgab", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nachkam#85,621Mykonos#85,611Neopren#85,630Monokel#85,602

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list