Nachnutzung

[ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ]

/[ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachnutzung” is uncommon German (frequency #79,530 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,530
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, Maßnahme, etwas (ein Gebäude) umzunutzen, für einen anderen Zweck zu verwenden

Key facts for Nachnutzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachnutzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,530
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachnutzung” 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). Nachnutzung 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

Nachnutzung is uncommon German at frequency #79,530 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, Maßnahme, etwas (ein Gebäude) umzunutzen, für einen anderen Zweck zu verwenden".

Nachnutzung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nachnutzung, spelled N-A-C-H-N-U-T-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, Maßnahme, etwas (ein Gebäude) umzunutzen, für einen anderen Zweck zu verwenden

Synonyms

UmnutzungNutzungsänderung

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 "Nachnutzung"?
"Nachnutzung" is spelled N-A-C-H-N-U-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Nachnutzung" mean?
As a noun, "Nachnutzung" means: Vorgang, Maßnahme, etwas (ein Gebäude) umzunutzen, für einen anderen Zweck zu verwenden
How do you pronounce "Nachnutzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachnutzung" is [ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachnutzung" come from?
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Using “Nachnutzung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-N-U-T-Z-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxˌnʊt͡sʊŋ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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