nachsagen
[ˈnaːxˌzaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“nachsagen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,826 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,826
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas nachsagen: was jemand anderer gesagt hat, erneut sagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachsagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌzaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nachsagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nachsagen is uncommon German at frequency #73,826 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌzaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
nachsagen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nachsagen, spelled N-A-C-H-S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas nachsagen: was jemand anderer gesagt hat, erneut sagen
- 2jemandem wird nachgesagt: es gibt das Gerücht über jemanden, dass …
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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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-S-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.