Nachsatz

[ˈnaːxˌzat͡s]

/[ˈnaːxˌzat͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachsatz” is uncommon German (frequency #57,268 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,268
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusätzliche, nachgestellte Bemerkung

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachsatz · Nachsatz · German

Nachsatz · rank #57,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,268
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrichtensp…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrichtensprecher (-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 „Nachsatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachsatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌzat͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,268
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachsatz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachrichtensprecher“ (#57,267), „nackig“ (#57,269), „nachgebildet“ (#57,266). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachsatz“ bei #57,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachsatz is uncommon German at frequency #57,268 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nachsatz, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Nachsatz, spelled N-A-C-H-S-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusätzliche, nachgestellte Bemerkung
  2. 2
    nachgestellter Satz oder Teilsatz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fleischer und andere klassifizieren Nebensätze in die drei Kategorien Vordersatz, Nachsatz und Zwischensatz.
  2. „Die mit wenn verbundene Aussage stellt den Vordersatz dar, die mit dann verbundene den Nachsatz.“

Antonyms

Vordersatz

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 "Nachsatz"?
"Nachsatz" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌzat͡s].
What does "Nachsatz" mean?
As a noun, "Nachsatz" means: zusätzliche, nachgestellte Bemerkung
How do you pronounce "Nachsatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachsatz" is [ˈnaːxˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachsatz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list