nachsuchen

[ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachsuchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (noch einmal oder auch genau) schauen, ob man etwas findet

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachsuchen · nachsuchen · German

nachsuchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for nachsuchen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachsuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachsuchen” sits in German frequency

nachsuchen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachsuchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

nachsuchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nachsuchen, spelled N-A-C-H-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (noch einmal oder auch genau) schauen, ob man etwas findet
  2. 2
    eine Bitte um etwas aussprechen oder einen Antrag für/auf etwas stellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nachsuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich kann noch einmal im Keller nachsuchen, aber ich glaube nicht, dass ich die Fotos da finde.
  2. Sie hatte beim Pfarrer um Hilfe nachgesucht.

This word in other languages

solliciter(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachsuchen"?
"nachsuchen" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩].
What does "nachsuchen" mean?
As a verb, "nachsuchen" means: (noch einmal oder auch genau) schauen, ob man etwas findet
How do you pronounce "nachsuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachsuchen" is [ˈnaːxˌzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachsuchen" come from?
"nachsuchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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