nachsinnen
[ˈnaːxˌzɪnən]
The verdict
“nachsinnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich Gedanken über etwas Geschehenes machen, mit dem Ziel zu einer Einschätzung oder Lösung zu gelangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachsinnen · nachsinnen · German
nachsinnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachsinnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌzɪnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachsinnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachsinnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌzɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for nachsinnen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 nachsinnen, spelled N-A-C-H-S-I-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich Gedanken über etwas Geschehenes machen, mit dem Ziel zu einer Einschätzung oder Lösung zu gelangen
- 2Gedanken zu einem gewissen Thema nachhängen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachsinnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je mehr ich darüber nachsann, desto klarer wurde es, dass wir alle einem Betrüger aufgesessen waren.
Wir sollten mehr darüber nachsinnen, wie wir den Stress im Alltag in den Griff bekommen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.