Nachschau

[ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯]

/[ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Nachschau” is uncommon German (frequency #83,088 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,088
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Hergang eines Vorganges nachprüfende Handlung zur Sachlage

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachschau · Nachschau · German

Nachschau · rank #83,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,088
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachverfolgen

Nearest frequency peer: nachverfolgen (+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 „Nachschau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachschau
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachschau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachschau“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nachverfolgen“ (#83,089), „Müllwagen“ (#83,086), „Nahtstelle“ (#83,090). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachschau“ bei #83,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachschau is uncommon German at frequency #83,088 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Nachschau in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachschau, spelled N-A-C-H-S-C-H-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Hergang eines Vorganges nachprüfende Handlung zur Sachlage
  2. 2
    spätere Betrachtung eines erledigten Vorganges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der sofortigen polizeilichen Nachschau wurden die Einbrechen im Keller des Hause gefasst.
  2. „Nachschau ist jederzeit zulässig, wenn der Verdacht besteht, dass Verstöße gegen Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuergesetze, v.a. dass sich in den betreffenden Räumen Schmuggelwaren oder nicht ordnungsgemäß versteuerte verbrauchsteuerpflichtige Waren befinden, aufgedeckt werden können; bei Gefahr im Verzug darf eine Durchsuchung von Wohn- und Geschäftsräumen ohne…

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 "Nachschau"?
"Nachschau" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-C-H-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯].
What does "Nachschau" mean?
As a noun, "Nachschau" means: im Hergang eines Vorganges nachprüfende Handlung zur Sachlage
How do you pronounce "Nachschau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachschau" is [ˈnaːxˌʃaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachschau" come from?
"Nachschau" 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 "Nachschau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list