Nachgeschmack

[ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak]

/[ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachgeschmack” is uncommon German (frequency #60,855 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,855
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschmacksempfindung, die nach dem Verzehr noch eine Weile anhält

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachgeschmack · Nachgeschmack · German

Nachgeschmack · rank #60,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,855
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Müllsäcke

Nearest frequency peer: Müllsäcke (-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 „Nachgeschmack“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachgeschmack
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachgeschmack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachgeschmack“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nachgeschmackfällt 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: „Müllsäcke“ (#60,854), „Nachkriegsgeschichte“ (#60,856), „Müllcontainer“ (#60,853). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachgeschmack“ bei #60,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachgeschmack is uncommon German at frequency #60,855 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Nachgeschmack has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nachgeschmack, spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschmacksempfindung, die nach dem Verzehr noch eine Weile anhält
  2. 2
    unangenehme Empfindung, die sich nach einem Ereignis erhält

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Nachgeschmack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die alten Ägypter legten also beim Mittagessen großen Wert auf die Qualität der Gerichte, weil sie deren guten Nachgeschmack möglichst lange im Mund behalten wollten.“

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 "Nachgeschmack"?
"Nachgeschmack" is spelled N-A-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak].
What does "Nachgeschmack" mean?
As a noun, "Nachgeschmack" means: Geschmacksempfindung, die nach dem Verzehr noch eine Weile anhält
How do you pronounce "Nachgeschmack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachgeschmack" is [ˈnaxɡəˌʃmak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachgeschmack" come from?
"Nachgeschmack" 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 "Nachgeschmack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Müllcontainer#60,853metaphysische#60,835mainstreaming#60,819Lebensplanung#60,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list