nachstellen

/[ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,700

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

nachstellen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas nach einer Änderung / nach einem bestimmten Zeitraum wieder genau einstellen Pronounced [ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən]. Often confused with Nachteilen.

Key facts for nachstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,700
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nachstellen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nachstellen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,700 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for nachstellen, with forms such as "anchstellen", "nacchstellen", and "nachhstellen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Nachteilen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nachstellen, spelled N-A-C-H-S-T-E-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nach einer Änderung / nach einem bestimmten Zeitraum wieder genau einstellen
  2. 2
    die Zeiger einer Uhr zurückstellen
  3. 3
    eine Situation originalgetreu darstellen, wiedergeben
  4. 4
    ein Wort oder ein Satzglied in einem Satz hinter ein anderes setzen oder verschieben
  5. 5
    ein Tier oder eine Person verfolgen
  6. 6
    eine Person hartnäckig umwerben

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anchstellen,nacchstellen,nachhstellen,nachsetllen,nachsstellen,nachsteleln,nachstelen,nachstellenn,nachstellne,nachstlelen,nachsttellen,nachtsellen,nacshtellen,nahcstellen,ncahstellen,nnachstellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nachstellen

Misspelling Variants of "nachstellen"

anchstellen11nacchstellen12nachhstellen12nachsetllen11nachsstellen12nachsteleln11nachstelen10nachstellenn12
Misspelling Variants of "nachstellen"

Frequency rank: #42,700 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachstellen"?
"nachstellen" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən].
What does "nachstellen" mean?
As a verb, "nachstellen" means: etwas nach einer Änderung / nach einem bestimmten Zeitraum wieder genau einstellen
What words are commonly confused with "nachstellen"?
"nachstellen" is commonly confused with "Nachteilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachstellen" is [ˈnaːxˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachstellen" come from?
"nachstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.