nachher

[ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]

/[ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]/ adv

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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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nachher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nachher“ 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).

nachher vs näher
57% similar
nachher vs Nächte
43% similar
nachher vs Nächten
43% similar

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

Key facts for nachher
PropertyValue
Headwordnachher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,269
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachher“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mittleren“ (#3,268), „nannte“ (#3,270), „lächerlich“ (#3,267). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachher“ bei #3,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    zu einem in der Zukunft liegenden Zeitpunkt
  2. 2
    nach einem bestimmten Vorgang
  3. 3
    nachträglich, dann wenn ein Vorgang vorbei ist
  4. 4
    womöglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich gehe nachher schwimmen.
  2. Kommst du nachher noch bei mir vorbei?

Synonyms

späterdanndanachhinterherdannnachträglichim Nachhineinrückblickendretrospektivwomöglicheventuell

Antonyms

jetztvorhervorausschauendantizipativVorhinein

This word in other languages

later(English)después(Español)après(Français)

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.

anchher2nacchher1nachehr2nacher1nachherr1nachhre2nahcher2ncahher2
Edit distance from "nachher"

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 "nachher"?
"nachher" is spelled N-A-C-H-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxheːɐ̯].
What does "nachher" mean?
As an adverb, "nachher" means: zu einem in der Zukunft liegenden Zeitpunkt
What words are commonly confused with "nachher"?
"nachher" is commonly confused with "näher", "Nächte", "Nächten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachher" is [ˈnaːxheːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachher" come from?
"nachher" 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 "nachher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

negativ#3,271richten#3,275glaubst#3,255gewohnt#3,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Helden9 variantsSänger9 variantstanzen9 variantsWagner9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list