nachsprechen
[ˈnaːxˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“nachsprechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (das, was zuvor ein anderer gesagt hat,) wiederholen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachsprechen · nachsprechen · German
nachsprechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | nachsprechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʃpʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachsprechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachsprechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(das, was zuvor ein anderer gesagt hat,) wiederholen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nachsprechen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 nachsprechen, spelled N-A-C-H-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(das, was zuvor ein anderer gesagt hat,) wiederholen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachsprechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herr Meier, ich lese vor, Sie sprechen nach.
Es ist nicht notwendig, dass du alles nachsprichst, was ich sage.
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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.