nachlegen

/[ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,103

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

nachlegen is aGermanverb. It means: mehr Material aufs Feuer legen, damit es weiterbrennt; mehr davon hinlegen Pronounced [ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]. Often confused with nachlesen and nachsehen.

Key facts for nachlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,103
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nachlegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nachlegen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,103 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for nachlegen, with forms such as "anchlegen", "nacchlegen", and "nachelgen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "nachlesen", "nachsehen", "nahelegen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nachlegen, spelled N-A-C-H-L-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehr Material aufs Feuer legen, damit es weiterbrennt; mehr davon hinlegen
  2. 2
    ein weiteres (gewichtiges, scharfes, verletzendes) Argument anführen
  3. 3
    die Leistung steigern
  4. 4
    weitere Werke/Titel/Arbeiten veröffentlichen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anchlegen,nacchlegen,nachelgen,nachhlegen,nachleegn,nachlegenn,nachleggen,nachlegne,nachlgeen,nachllegen,naclhegen,nahclegen,ncahlegen,nnachlegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nachlegen

Misspelling Variants of "nachlegen"

anchlegen9nacchlegen10nachelgen9nachhlegen10nachleegn9nachlegenn10nachleggen10nachlegne9
Misspelling Variants of "nachlegen"

Frequency rank: #37,103 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachlegen"?
"nachlegen" is spelled N-A-C-H-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩].
What does "nachlegen" mean?
As a verb, "nachlegen" means: mehr Material aufs Feuer legen, damit es weiterbrennt; mehr davon hinlegen
What words are commonly confused with "nachlegen"?
"nachlegen" is commonly confused with "nachlesen", "nachsehen", "nahelegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachlegen" is [ˈnaːxˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachlegen" come from?
"nachlegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.