Nachzug

[ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachzug” is uncommon German (frequency #98,840 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,840
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - legale Einwanderung von Angehörigen eines im Lande lebenden Ausländers

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachzug · Nachzug · German

Nachzug · rank #98,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,919
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachklang

Nearest frequency peer: nachklang (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Nachzug”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Nachzug” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Nachzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachzug” 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). Nachzug lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nachzug is uncommon German at frequency #98,840 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Nachzug in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nachzug, spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    legale Einwanderung von Angehörigen eines im Lande lebenden Ausländers
  2. 2
    Schienenfahrzeug, das wegen großen Fahrgastaufkommens zusätzlich zum normalen Fahrplan verkehrt
  3. 3
    Schienenfahrzeug, das im Sichtabstand ohne eigene Signalfreigabe folgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Opposition drängt daher die Bundesregierung, allen anerkannten Flüchtlingen den sofortigen Nachzug von Ehepartnern und Kindern wieder zu erlauben.“
  2. „Meist verkehren Entlastungszüge als Vor- oder Nachzug kurz vor oder kurz nach den planmäßigen Zügen und haben die gleiche Zuggattung und eine ähnliche Zugnummer wie diese.“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachzug"?
"Nachzug" is spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk].
What does "Nachzug" mean?
As a noun, "Nachzug" means: legale Einwanderung von Angehörigen eines im Lande lebenden Ausländers
How do you pronounce "Nachzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachzug" is [ˈnaːxˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachzug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nachzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Naturen#98,847Opioide#98,884Ostrand#98,885Ostwand#98,887
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