Nachsilbe
German, noun/ˈnaːχˌzɪlbə/
Nachsilbe is spelled N-A-C-H-S-I-L-B-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 309,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nachsilbe is a German feminine noun meaning “suffix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Silbe, die hinter dem Wortstamm steht; deutsche Entsprechung für Suffix”.
What does Nachsilbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuffix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Silbe, die hinter dem Wortstamm steht; deutsche Entsprechung für Suffix
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nachsilbe
- Nachsilben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nachsilbe?
- /ˈnaːχˌzɪlbə/
- [ˈnaːxˌzɪlbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nachsilbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nachsilbe in German?
Nachsilbe appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).