nachrüsten
[ˈnaːxˌʁʏstn̩]
The verdict
“nachrüsten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,293 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,293
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zusätzliche Bestandteile nach Fertigstellung und Verwendung zur Verbesserung der Funktionalität einbauen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachrüsten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʁʏstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nachrüsten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nachrüsten is uncommon German at frequency #52,293 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʁʏstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for nachrüsten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 nachrüsten, spelled N-A-C-H-R-Ü-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1zusätzliche Bestandteile nach Fertigstellung und Verwendung zur Verbesserung der Funktionalität einbauen
- 2die militärische Schlagkraft durch Anschaffung von Material erhöhen
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 “nachrüsten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-R-Ü-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxˌʁʏstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.