nachkam

[ˈnaːxˌkaːm]

/[ˈnaːxˌkaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachkam” is uncommon German (frequency #85,621 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,621
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachkam · nachkam · German

nachkam · rank #85,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,621
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachging

Nearest frequency peer: nachging (-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 „nachkam“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachkam
PropertyValue
Headwordnachkam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌkaːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachkam“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nachkamfällt 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: „nachging“ (#85,620), „nachgeguckt“ (#85,619), „nachgab“ (#85,618). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachkam“ bei #85,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachkam is uncommon German at frequency #85,621 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌkaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nachkam in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nachkam, spelled N-A-C-H-K-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachkommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachkommen

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 "nachkam"?
"nachkam" is spelled N-A-C-H-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌkaːm].
What does "nachkam" mean?
As a verb, "nachkam" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachkommen
How do you pronounce "nachkam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachkam" is [ˈnaːxˌkaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachkam" come from?
"nachkam" 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 "nachkam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nachgab#85,618Neopren#85,630Mykonos#85,611Monokel#85,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list