nachgegangen

[ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən]

/[ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachgegangen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,537
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachgegangen · nachgegangen · German

nachgegangen · rank #26,537 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,537
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mülltonnen

Nearest frequency peer: Mülltonnen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nachgegangen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nachgegangen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachgegangen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachgegangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,537
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachgegangen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nachgegangenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mülltonnen“ (#26,536), „nachlassen“ (#26,538), „Muttertag“ (#26,535). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachgegangen“ bei #26,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around nachgegangen (IPA [ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,537 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachgehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachgegangen, with forms such as "anchgegangen", "nacchgegangen", and "nacghegangen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nachgegangen, spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-G-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachgehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchgegangen
  • nacchgegangen
  • nacghegangen
  • nacheggangen
  • nachgeagngen
  • nachgegagnen
  • nachgeganegn
  • nachgegangenn
  • nachgeganggen
  • nachgegangne
  • nachgeganngen
  • nachgeggangen
  • nachgegnagen
  • nachggeangen
  • nachggegangen
  • nachhgegangen
  • nahcgegangen
  • ncahgegangen
  • nnachgegangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachgegangen - 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.

anchgegangen2nacchgegangen1nacghegangen2nacheggangen2nachgeagngen2nachgegagnen2nachgeganegn2nachgegangenn1
Edit distance from "nachgegangen"

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 "nachgegangen"?
"nachgegangen" is spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-G-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən].
What does "nachgegangen" mean?
As a verb, "nachgegangen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nachgehen
What are common misspellings of "nachgegangen"?
Common misspellings include "anchgegangen", "nacchgegangen", "nacghegangen", "nacheggangen", "nachgeagngen". The correct spelling is "nachgegangen".
How do you pronounce "nachgegangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachgegangen" is [ˈnaːxɡəˌɡaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachgegangen" come from?
"nachgegangen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Neubaugebiet#26,542Modellierung#26,530mitzubringen#26,529nordwestlich#26,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Nominierungen19 variantsromantischer19 variantsKlassenkampf19 variantsitalienisches19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list