Nachricht

[ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt]

/[ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachricht” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,363
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitteilung über den Sachverhalt von wichtigen Neuigkeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachricht · Nachricht · German

Nachricht · rank #1,363 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,363
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Müller

Nearest frequency peer: Müller (-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 „Nachricht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Nachricht“ 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).

Nachricht vs Nachsicht
89% similar
Nachricht vs Nachrichten
82% similar

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

Key facts for Nachricht
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,363
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nachricht“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Müller“ (#1,362), „nötig“ (#1,364), „Möglichkeiten“ (#1,361). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachricht“ bei #1,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Nachricht (IPA [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,363 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachricht, with forms such as "anchricht", "nacchricht", and "nachhricht". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Nachsicht", "Nachrichten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachricht, spelled N-A-C-H-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitteilung über den Sachverhalt von wichtigen Neuigkeiten
  2. 2
    eine schriftliche oder hinterlassene Mitteilung von Informationen
  3. 3
    Sendung, in der aktuelle Ereignisse und Neuigkeiten vermittelt werden
  4. 4
    journalistische Textsorte; relativ kurzer Text mit der überwiegenden/ausschließlichen Funktion, Informationen weiterzugeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt noch keine Nachricht über seinen Verbleib.
  2. Die Nachricht schlug ein wie eine Bombe.

Synonyms

BotschaftKundeNews

This word in other languages

news(English)noticia(Español)information(Français)notícia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchricht
  • nacchricht
  • nachhricht
  • nachircht
  • nachrciht
  • nachriccht
  • nachrichht
  • nachrichtt
  • nachricth
  • nachrihct
  • nachrricht
  • nacrhicht
  • nahcricht
  • ncahricht
  • nnachricht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anchricht2nacchricht1nachhricht1nachircht2nachrciht2nachriccht1nachrichht1nachrichtt1
Edit distance from "Nachricht"

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 "Nachricht"?
"Nachricht" is spelled N-A-C-H-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt].
What does "Nachricht" mean?
As a noun, "Nachricht" means: Mitteilung über den Sachverhalt von wichtigen Neuigkeiten
What words are commonly confused with "Nachricht"?
"Nachricht" is commonly confused with "Nachsicht", "Nachrichten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nachricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachricht" is [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachricht" come from?
"Nachricht" 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 "Nachricht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getroffen#1,357Friedrich#1,352verlieren#1,375Beziehung#1,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Teilnehmer15 variantsmöglichst15 variantsDüsseldorf15 variantsSchwester15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list