nachzumachen

[ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachzumachen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,552 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,552
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachmachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachzumachen · nachzumachen · German

nachzumachen · rank #64,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,552
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtschwärmer

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtschwärmer (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nachzumachen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachzumachen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachzumachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachzumachen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nachzumachenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachtschwärmer“ (#64,551), „nahegelegene“ (#64,553), „nachgeprüft“ (#64,550). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachzumachen“ bei #64,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachzumachen is uncommon German at frequency #64,552 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachmachen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nachzumachen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nachzumachen, spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachmachen

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 "nachzumachen"?
"nachzumachen" is spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩].
What does "nachzumachen" mean?
As a verb, "nachzumachen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachmachen
How do you pronounce "nachzumachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachzumachen" is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nahegelegene#64,553Neuseeländer#64,560Nordatlantik#64,566monatelangen#64,533

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list