Nachrichten
[ˈnaːxˌʁɪçtn̩]
The verdict
“Nachrichten” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #866 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #866
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachricht
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 | Nachrichten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçtn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #866 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nachrichten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Nachrichten is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #866 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachrichten, with forms such as "anchrichten", "nacchrichten", and "nachhrichten". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Nachricht", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nachrichten, spelled N-A-C-H-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachricht
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachricht
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nachricht
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachricht
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anchrichten,nacchrichten,nachhrichten,nachirchten,nachrcihten,nachricchten,nachrichetn,nachrichhten,nachrichtenn,nachrichtne,nachrichtten,nachricthen,nachrihcten,nachrrichten,nacrhichten,nahcrichten,ncahrichten,nnachrichten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachrichten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Nachrichten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-R-I-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxˌʁɪçtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Nachricht” - see the side-by-side comparison. Nachrichten vs Nachricht
- 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.