Nachkommen

[ˈnaːxˌkɔmən]

/[ˈnaːxˌkɔmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachkommen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,569
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nachkomme

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachkommen · Nachkommen · German

Nachkommen · rank #6,569 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,569
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachgedacht

Nearest frequency peer: nachgedacht (-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 „Nachkommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Nachkommen“ 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).

Nachkommen vs nachkommt
70% similar
Nachkommen vs nachzukommen
75% similar
Nachkommen vs Nachkomme
90% similar

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

Key facts for Nachkommen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌkɔmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,569
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nachkommen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nachgedacht“ (#6,568), „now“ (#6,570), „Märkte“ (#6,567). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachkommen“ bei #6,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Nachkommen (IPA [ˈnaːxˌkɔmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,569 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachkommen, with forms such as "anchkommen", "nacchkommen", and "nachhkommen". 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, "nachkommt", "nachzukommen", "Nachkomme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Nachkommen, spelled N-A-C-H-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nachkomme
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nachkomme
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Nachkomme
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachkomme
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachkomme
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nachkomme
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachkomme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchkommen
  • nacchkommen
  • nachhkommen
  • nachkkommen
  • nachkmomen
  • nachkomemn
  • nachkomen
  • nachkommenn
  • nachkommne
  • nachokmmen
  • nackhommen
  • nahckommen
  • ncahkommen
  • nnachkommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachkommen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anchkommen2nacchkommen1nachhkommen1nachkkommen1nachkmomen2nachkomemn2nachkomen1nachkommenn1
Edit distance from "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 "Nachkommen"?
"Nachkommen" is spelled N-A-C-H-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌkɔmən].
What does "Nachkommen" mean?
As a noun, "Nachkommen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nachkomme
What words are commonly confused with "Nachkommen"?
"Nachkommen" is commonly confused with "nachkommt", "nachzukommen", "Nachkomme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nachkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachkommen" is [ˈnaːxˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachkommen" come from?
"Nachkommen" 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 "Nachkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mitbringen#6,566Maximilian#6,562hessischen#6,545sorgfältig#6,594

Similar misspelling depth

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

identisch14 variantsgewählten14 variantsvorgelegt14 variantsbeteiligen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list