nachzuschauen

[ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachzuschauen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,605 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,605
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachzuschauen · nachzuschauen · German

nachzuschauen · rank #70,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,605
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachlaufen

Nearest frequency peer: nachlaufen (-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 „nachzuschauen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachzuschauen
PropertyValue
Headwordnachzuschauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachzuschauen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nachlaufen“ (#70,604), „nacktem“ (#70,606), „Nachhilfelehrer“ (#70,603). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachzuschauen“ bei #70,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachzuschauen is uncommon German at frequency #70,605 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachschauen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nachzuschauen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nachzuschauen, spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachschauen

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 "nachzuschauen"?
"nachzuschauen" is spelled N-A-C-H-Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən].
What does "nachzuschauen" mean?
As a verb, "nachzuschauen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs nachschauen
How do you pronounce "nachzuschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachzuschauen" is [ˈnaːxt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]. 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 "nachzuschauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list