Nachmittag
[ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Nachmittag” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,313 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,313
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Zeit vom Mittag bis zum Abend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nachmittag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nachmittag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Nachmittag is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,313 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Zeit vom Mittag bis zum Abend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachmittag, with forms such as "anchmittag", "nacchmittag", and "nachhmittag". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nachmittags", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Nachmittag, spelled N-A-C-H-M-I-T-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1die Zeit vom Mittag bis zum Abend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anchmittag,nacchmittag,nachhmittag,nachimttag,nachmitag,nachmitatg,nachmittagg,nachmittga,nachmmittag,nachmtitag,nacmhittag,nahcmittag,ncahmittag,nnachmittag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachmittag - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Nachmittag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-M-I-T-T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nachmittags” - see the side-by-side comparison. Nachmittag vs nachmittags
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.