nachgeben
[ˈnaːxˌɡeːbn̩]
The verdict
“nachgeben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,353 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #20,353
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem von etwas zusätzlich geben
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachgeben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌɡeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nachgeben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nachgeben is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌɡeːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,353 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachgeben, with forms such as "anchgeben", "nacchgeben", and "nacgheben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "nachlesen", "nachgehen", "nachsehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nachgeben, spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem von etwas zusätzlich geben
- 2jemandem oder etwas erlauben, zulassen oder zustimmen, trotz (anfänglicher) Bedenken
- 3einem Druck weichen, an Halt verlieren
- 4an Wert verlieren
- 5jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen; hinter jemandem, einer Sache nicht zurückstehen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anchgeben,nacchgeben,nacgheben,nachegben,nachgbeen,nachgebben,nachgebenn,nachgebne,nachgeebn,nachggeben,nachhgeben,nahcgeben,ncahgeben,nnachgeben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachgeben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “nachgeben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-G-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxˌɡeːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nachlesen” - see the side-by-side comparison. nachgeben vs nachlesen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.