Nachspeise
[ˈnaːxˌʃpaɪ̯zə]
The verdict
“Nachspeise” is uncommon German (frequency #56,376 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,376
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abschließender Gang eines mehrgängigen Essens
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachspeise · Nachspeise · German
Nachspeise · rank #56,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,376
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nachmittage
Nearest frequency peer: Nachmittage (-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 „Nachspeise“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Müntefering
Müntefering
43,628 corpus weight
- mütterlichen
mütterlichen
43,627 corpus weight
- Nachmittage
Nachmittage
43,626 corpus weight
- Nachspeise
Nachspeise
43,625 corpus weight
- nachzuahmen
nachzuahmen
43,624 corpus weight
- Naturschutz…
Naturschutzes
43,623 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nachspeise“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nachspeise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʃpaɪ̯zə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachspeise“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachspeise is uncommon German at frequency #56,376 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʃpaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abschließender Gang eines mehrgängigen Essens".
Nachspeise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nachspeise, spelled N-A-C-H-S-P-E-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1abschließender Gang eines mehrgängigen Essens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nachspeise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was nimmst du als Nachspeise?
„Das würden sie so leicht nicht vergessen, doch als endlich die Nachspeise aufgetischt wurde, sahen sie schon nicht mehr ganz so geknickt aus.“
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This word in other languages
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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