nachstreben
[ˈnaːxˌʃtʁeːbn̩]
The verdict
“nachstreben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - versuchen, es so zu machen, wie es ein Vorbild macht; zu erreichen suchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachstreben · nachstreben · German
nachstreben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | nachstreben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌʃtʁeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachstreben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachstreben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌʃtʁeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "versuchen, es so zu machen, wie es ein Vorbild macht; zu erreichen suchen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nachstreben, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 nachstreben, spelled N-A-C-H-S-T-R-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1versuchen, es so zu machen, wie es ein Vorbild macht; zu erreichen suchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachstreben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle Studenten hier strebten den höchsten Idealen nach.
Paulus suchte seinem Bruder nachzustreben.
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.