Nachzählung
[ˈnaːxˌt͡sɛːlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Nachzählung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Handlung/Vorgang, die Anzahl/Summe von etwas zum Erhalten von Informationen/zum (erneuten) Überprüfen festzustellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachzahlung · Nachzählung · German
Nachzählung · 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 | Nachzählung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌt͡sɛːlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachzählung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachzählung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌt͡sɛːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung/Vorgang, die Anzahl/Summe von etwas zum Erhalten von Informationen/zum (erneuten) Überprüfen festzustellen".
Nachzählung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachzählung, spelled N-A-C-H-Z-Ä-H-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung/Vorgang, die Anzahl/Summe von etwas zum Erhalten von Informationen/zum (erneuten) Überprüfen festzustellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nachzählung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Nachzählung der Stimmen in Wisconsin hat den Sieg des Republikaners Donald Trump in dem US-Bundesstaat bestätigt.“
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.