nachher
[ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]
The verdict
“nachher” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,269
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem in der Zukunft liegenden Zeitpunkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachher · nachher · German
nachher · rank #3,269 · 9 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,269
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH mittleren
Nearest frequency peer: mittleren (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nachher”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lol
lol
96,735 corpus weight
- lächerlich
lächerlich
96,734 corpus weight
- mittleren
mittleren
96,733 corpus weight
- nachher
nachher
96,732 corpus weight
- nannte
nannte
96,731 corpus weight
- negativ
negativ
96,730 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nachher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | nachher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxheːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “nachher” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around nachher (IPA [ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,269 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachher, with forms such as "anchher", "nacchher", and "nachehr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "näher", "Nächte", "Nächten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nachher, spelled N-A-C-H-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1zu einem in der Zukunft liegenden Zeitpunkt
- 2nach einem bestimmten Vorgang
- 3nachträglich, dann wenn ein Vorgang vorbei ist
- 4womöglich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich gehe nachher schwimmen.
Kommst du nachher noch bei mir vorbei?
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anchher
- nacchher
- nachehr
- nacher
- nachherr
- nachhre
- nahcher
- ncahher
- nnachher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nachher", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "nachher". Here's where to go from here.
- "nachher" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "näher". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,269 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.