nachkochen

[ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachkochen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,330 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,330
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gericht, was jemand anderes zubereitet hat, auch zubereiten; ein fremdes Rezept verwenden

Key facts for nachkochen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachkochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachkochen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nachkochen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachkochen is uncommon German at frequency #89,330 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gericht, was jemand anderes zubereitet hat, auch zubereiten; ein fremdes Rezept verwenden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nachkochen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 nachkochen, spelled N-A-C-H-K-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gericht, was jemand anderes zubereitet hat, auch zubereiten; ein fremdes Rezept verwenden

Antonyms

kreieren

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 "nachkochen"?
"nachkochen" is spelled N-A-C-H-K-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩].
What does "nachkochen" mean?
As a verb, "nachkochen" means: ein Gericht, was jemand anderes zubereitet hat, auch zubereiten; ein fremdes Rezept verwenden
How do you pronounce "nachkochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachkochen" is [ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachkochen" come from?
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Using “nachkochen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-K-O-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxˌkɔxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list