nachträglicher

[ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ]

/[ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“nachträglicher” is uncommon German (frequency #89,334 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,334
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachtraglicher · nachträglicher · German

nachträglicher · rank #89,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,334
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachwuchswiss…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachwuchswissenschaftler (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nachträglicher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nachträglicher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachträglicher
PropertyValue
Headwordnachträglicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachträglicher“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nachträglicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachwuchswissenschaftler“ (#89,336), „nachkochen“ (#89,330), „nachgezählt“ (#89,329). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachträglicher“ bei #89,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachträglicher is uncommon German at frequency #89,334 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nachträglicher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nachträglicher, spelled N-A-C-H-T-R-Ä-G-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich

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 "nachträglicher"?
"nachträglicher" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-R-Ä-G-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ].
What does "nachträglicher" mean?
As an adjective, "nachträglicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachträglich
How do you pronounce "nachträglicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachträglicher" is [ˈnaːxˌtʁɛːklɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachträglicher" come from?
"nachträglicher" 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 "nachträglicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list