nächste

[ˈnɛːçstə]

/[ˈnɛːçstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nächste” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#721
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachste · nächste · German

nächste · rank #721 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #721
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Michael

Nearest frequency peer: Michael (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nächste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nächste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nächste vs Nacht
43% similar
nächste vs Nähte
57% similar
nächste vs nachts
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nächste
PropertyValue
Headwordnächste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɛːçstə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#721
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nächste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nächsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Michael“ (#720), „Sex“ (#722), „Sommer“ (#723). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nächste“ bei #721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nächste (IPA [ˈnɛːçstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #721 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nächste, with forms such as "ncähste", "nnächste", and "näcchste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Nacht", "Nähte", "nachts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nächste, spelled N-Ä-C-H-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ncähste
  • nnächste
  • näcchste
  • nächhste
  • nächset
  • nächsste
  • nächstte
  • nächtse
  • näcshte
  • nähcste
  • änchste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nächste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ncähste2nnächste1näcchste1nächhste1nächset2nächsste1nächstte1nächtse2
Edit distance from "nächste"

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 "nächste"?
"nächste" is spelled N-Ä-C-H-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛːçstə].
What does "nächste" mean?
As an adjective, "nächste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe
What words are commonly confused with "nächste"?
"nächste" is commonly confused with "Nacht", "Nähte", "nachts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nächste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nächste" is [ˈnɛːçstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nächste" come from?
"nächste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nächste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Michael#720Tochter#726unseren#727Wohnung#728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

welches11 variantsSchweiz11 variantshandelt11 variantsSprache11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list