nachgeforscht

[ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt]

/[ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachgeforscht” is uncommon German (frequency #78,324 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,324
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachforschen

Key facts for nachgeforscht
PropertyValue
Headwordnachgeforscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#78,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachgeforscht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nachgeforscht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachgeforscht is uncommon German at frequency #78,324 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachforschen".

Zero misspellings are on record for nachgeforscht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nachgeforscht, spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-F-O-R-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachforschen

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 "nachgeforscht"?
"nachgeforscht" is spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-F-O-R-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt].
What does "nachgeforscht" mean?
As a verb, "nachgeforscht" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachforschen
How do you pronounce "nachgeforscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachgeforscht" is [ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachgeforscht" come from?
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Using “nachgeforscht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-G-E-F-O-R-S-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxɡəˌfɔʁʃt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list