nachrücken

[ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #72,759 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,759
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als nächster einen Platz einnehmen (der frei geworden ist)

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachrucken · nachrücken · German

nachrücken · rank #72,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,759
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrichtense…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrichtensendungen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nachrücken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nachrücken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachrücken
PropertyValue
Headwordnachrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachrücken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nachrückenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachrichtensendungen“ (#72,758), „nachvollziehbarer“ (#72,760), „nachfühlen“ (#72,757). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachrücken“ bei #72,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachrücken is uncommon German at frequency #72,759 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nachrücken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nachrücken, spelled N-A-C-H-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als nächster einen Platz einnehmen (der frei geworden ist)
  2. 2
    dicht auf den Fersen folgen; weiter nach vorne gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn ich Gluck habe, kann ich in den Gemeinderat nachrücken.
  2. Die feindlichen Truppen rückten im Schutze der Nacht nach.

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 "nachrücken"?
"nachrücken" is spelled N-A-C-H-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩].
What does "nachrücken" mean?
As a verb, "nachrücken" means: als nächster einen Platz einnehmen (der frei geworden ist)
How do you pronounce "nachrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachrücken" is [ˈnaːxˌʁʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachrücken" come from?
"nachrücken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nachfühlen#72,757paranoiden#72,795Messdiener#72,722pathfinder#72,797

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list