nachhaltig

[ˈnaːxhaltɪç]

/[ˈnaːxhaltɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“nachhaltig” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,740
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf deutliche Art und Weise anhaltend, lange nachwirkend, dauernd

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachhaltig · nachhaltig · German

nachhaltig · rank #5,740 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,740
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH motiviert

Nearest frequency peer: motiviert (-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 „nachhaltig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nachhaltig vs nachhaltige
91% similar
nachhaltig vs nachhaltigen
83% similar
nachhaltig vs nachhaltiger
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nachhaltig
PropertyValue
Headwordnachhaltig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːxhaltɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,740
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachhaltig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nachhaltigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „motiviert“ (#5,739), „Nachteile“ (#5,741), „Mitleid“ (#5,738). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachhaltig“ bei #5,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nachhaltig (IPA [ˈnaːxhaltɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,740 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachhaltig, with forms such as "anchhaltig", "nacchhaltig", and "nachahltig". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nachhaltige", "nachhaltigen", "nachhaltiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is nachhaltig, spelled N-A-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf deutliche Art und Weise anhaltend, lange nachwirkend, dauernd
  2. 2
    nach den Prinzipien der Nachhaltigkeit handelnd oder organisiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Rede hatte eine nachhaltige Wirkung.
  2. Ob das Theaterstück bei den Zuschauern einen nachhaltigen Eindruck hinterlassen hat, wird sich zeigen.

Antonyms

einstweiligflüchtigkurzweiligvorübergehend

This word in other languages

sustainable(English)durable(Español)durable(Français)duradouro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchhaltig
  • nacchhaltig
  • nachahltig
  • nachaltig
  • nachhalitg
  • nachhalltig
  • nachhaltgi
  • nachhaltigg
  • nachhalttig
  • nachhatlig
  • nachhlatig
  • nahchaltig
  • ncahhaltig
  • nnachhaltig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachhaltig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anchhaltig2nacchhaltig1nachahltig2nachaltig1nachhalitg2nachhalltig1nachhaltgi2nachhaltigg1
Edit distance from "nachhaltig"

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 "nachhaltig"?
"nachhaltig" is spelled N-A-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxhaltɪç].
What does "nachhaltig" mean?
As an adjective, "nachhaltig" means: auf deutliche Art und Weise anhaltend, lange nachwirkend, dauernd
What words are commonly confused with "nachhaltig"?
"nachhaltig" is commonly confused with "nachhaltige", "nachhaltigen", "nachhaltiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachhaltig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachhaltig" is [ˈnaːxhaltɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachhaltig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nachweisen#5,743kritischen#5,731kompletten#5,729realisiert#5,753

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

letzteres14 variantsGutschein14 variantsumfassende14 variantserwachsen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list