nachvollziehbar

[ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“nachvollziehbar” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,251 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,251
frequency rank, German
15
letters
22
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass man die Gründe oder den Werdegang verstehen kann

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nachvollziehbar vs nachvollziehbare
94% similar
nachvollziehbar vs nachvollziehbaren
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nachvollziehbar
PropertyValue
Headwordnachvollziehbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯]
Letters15
Frequency rank#8,251
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachvollziehbar” 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). nachvollziehbar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nachvollziehbar is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,251 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so, dass man die Gründe oder den Werdegang verstehen kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachvollziehbar, with forms such as "anchvollziehbar", "nacchvollziehbar", and "nachhvollziehbar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nachvollziehbare", "nachvollziehbaren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is nachvollziehbar, spelled N-A-C-H-V-O-L-L-Z-I-E-H-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man die Gründe oder den Werdegang verstehen kann

Synonyms

verständlichbegreiflich

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anchvollziehbar,nacchvollziehbar,nachhvollziehbar,nachovllziehbar,nachvlolziehbar,nachvollizehbar,nachvollzeihbar,nachvollziebhar,nachvollziehabr,nachvollziehbarr,nachvollziehbbar,nachvollziehbra,nachvollziehhbar,nachvollzihebar,nachvollzziehbar,nachvolziehbar,nachvolzliehbar,nachvvollziehbar,nacvhollziehbar,nahcvollziehbar,ncahvollziehbar,nnachvollziehbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachvollziehbar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anchvollziehbar2nacchvollziehbar1nachhvollziehbar1nachovllziehbar2nachvlolziehbar2nachvollizehbar2nachvollzeihbar2nachvollziebhar2
Edit distance from "nachvollziehbar"

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 "nachvollziehbar"?
"nachvollziehbar" is spelled N-A-C-H-V-O-L-L-Z-I-E-H-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯].
What does "nachvollziehbar" mean?
As an adjective, "nachvollziehbar" means: so, dass man die Gründe oder den Werdegang verstehen kann
What words are commonly confused with "nachvollziehbar"?
"nachvollziehbar" is commonly confused with "nachvollziehbare", "nachvollziehbaren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nachvollziehbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachvollziehbar" is [ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachvollziehbar" come from?
"nachvollziehbar" 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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Using “nachvollziehbar”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-V-O-L-L-Z-I-E-H-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxfɔlt͡siːbaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “nachvollziehbare” - see the side-by-side comparison. nachvollziehbar vs nachvollziehbare
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list