nachprüfen

[ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachprüfen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,917
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - noch einmal prüfen, überprüfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachprufen · nachprüfen · German

nachprüfen · rank #49,917 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,917
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachhauseweg

Nearest frequency peer: Nachhauseweg (-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 „nachprüfen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nachprüfen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachprüfen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachprüfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,917
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nachprüfen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nachprüfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nachhauseweg“ (#49,916), „nachtragend“ (#49,918), „nachfüllen“ (#49,915). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachprüfen“ bei #49,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around nachprüfen (IPA [ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,917 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachprüfen, with forms such as "anchprüfen", "nacchprüfen", and "nachhprüfen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nachprüfen, spelled N-A-C-H-P-R-Ü-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    noch einmal prüfen, überprüfen
  2. 2
    später prüfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nachprüfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seine Angaben wurden nachgeprüft.
  2. Da er nur in einem Fach negativ abschnitt, wurde er im Herbst nachgeprüft.

Synonyms

überprüfen

This word in other languages

comprobar(Español)revérifier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchprüfen
  • nacchprüfen
  • nachhprüfen
  • nachpprüfen
  • nachprfüen
  • nachprrüfen
  • nachprüefn
  • nachprüfenn
  • nachprüffen
  • nachprüfne
  • nachpürfen
  • nachrpüfen
  • nacphrüfen
  • nahcprüfen
  • ncahprüfen
  • nnachprüfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachprüfen - 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.

anchprüfen2nacchprüfen1nachhprüfen1nachpprüfen1nachprfüen2nachprrüfen1nachprüefn2nachprüfenn1
Edit distance from "nachprüfen"

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 "nachprüfen"?
"nachprüfen" is spelled N-A-C-H-P-R-Ü-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩].
What does "nachprüfen" mean?
As a verb, "nachprüfen" means: noch einmal prüfen, überprüfen
What are common misspellings of "nachprüfen"?
Common misspellings include "anchprüfen", "nacchprüfen", "nachhprüfen", "nachpprüfen", "nachprfüen". The correct spelling is "nachprüfen".
How do you pronounce "nachprüfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachprüfen" is [ˈnaːxˌpʁyːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachprüfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nachprüfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nachfüllen#49,915Musketiere#49,912Monsignore#49,901mitbrachte#49,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Nachhauseweg16 variantsNiederungen16 variantsobservation16 variantsMichelbach16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list