nachzuprüfen

[ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩]

/[ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachzuprüfen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,002 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,002
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachprüfen

Key facts for nachzuprüfen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachzuprüfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nachzuprüfen” 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). nachzuprüfen 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

nachzuprüfen is uncommon German at frequency #96,002 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachprüfen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nachzuprüfen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 nachzuprüfen, spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-P-R-Ü-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachprüfen

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 "nachzuprüfen"?
"nachzuprüfen" is spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-P-R-Ü-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩].
What does "nachzuprüfen" mean?
As a verb, "nachzuprüfen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachprüfen
How do you pronounce "nachzuprüfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachzuprüfen" is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachzuprüfen" come from?
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Using “nachzuprüfen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-Z-U-P-R-Ü-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːxt͡suˌpʁyːfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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