nachsteht

[ˈnaːxˌʃteːt]

/[ˈnaːxˌʃteːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachsteht” is uncommon German (frequency #97,432 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,432
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachstehen

Key facts for nachsteht
PropertyValue
Headwordnachsteht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʃteːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachsteht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nachsteht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachsteht is uncommon German at frequency #97,432 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʃteːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nachsteht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nachsteht, spelled N-A-C-H-S-T-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachstehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachstehen

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 "nachsteht"?
"nachsteht" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-T-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʃteːt].
What does "nachsteht" mean?
As a verb, "nachsteht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs nachstehen
How do you pronounce "nachsteht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachsteht" is [ˈnaːxˌʃteːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachsteht" come from?
"nachsteht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “nachsteht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-S-T-E-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxˌʃteːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list