nahegelegen
[ˈnaːəɡəˌleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“nahegelegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs naheliegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nahegelegen · nahegelegen · German
nahegelegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | nahegelegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːəɡəˌleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nahegelegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nahegelegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːəɡəˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs naheliegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nahegelegen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nahegelegen, spelled N-A-H-E-G-E-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs naheliegen
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.