nahelegen

[ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nahelegen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,096
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas (höflich aber bestimmt) empfehlen, anraten

Corpus desk

Index DE-nahelegen · nahelegen · German

nahelegen · rank #44,096 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,096
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrede

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrede (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nahelegen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nahelegen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nahelegen vs nahelegt
78% similar
nahelegen vs naheliegend
82% similar
nahelegen vs nachlegen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nahelegen
PropertyValue
Headwordnahelegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,096
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nahelegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nahelegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nachrede“ (#44,095), „Nahkampf“ (#44,097), „Nahrungskette“ (#44,098). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nahelegen“ bei #44,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around nahelegen (IPA [ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,096 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for nahelegen, with forms such as "anhelegen", "naehlegen", and "naheelgen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nahelegt", "naheliegend", "nachlegen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nahelegen, spelled N-A-H-E-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas (höflich aber bestimmt) empfehlen, anraten
  2. 2
    als wahrscheinlich erscheinen lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Umfrage legt nahe, dass der Alkoholkonsum in Deutschland in den kommenden Jahren abnehmen könnte.
  2. „Der Grönlandhai ist das langlebigste Wirbeltier der Welt. Etwa 400 Jahre alt können die […] Fische werden, womöglich noch deutlich älter. […] Eine Analyse des Erbguts legt nahe, dass eine verbesserte DNA-Reparatur eine wichtige Rolle für die extreme Langlebigkeit spielen könnte.“

Synonyms

anhaltenanratenauffordernempfehlensuggerieren

Antonyms

abraten

This word in other languages

recommend(English)recommander(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anhelegen
  • naehlegen
  • naheelgen
  • naheleegn
  • nahelegenn
  • naheleggen
  • nahelegne
  • nahelgeen
  • nahellegen
  • nahhelegen
  • nahleegen
  • nhaelegen
  • nnahelegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nahelegen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anhelegen2naehlegen2naheelgen2naheleegn2nahelegenn1naheleggen1nahelegne2nahelgeen2
Edit distance from "nahelegen"

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 "nahelegen"?
"nahelegen" is spelled N-A-H-E-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩].
What does "nahelegen" mean?
As a verb, "nahelegen" means: jemandem etwas (höflich aber bestimmt) empfehlen, anraten
What words are commonly confused with "nahelegen"?
"nahelegen" is commonly confused with "nahelegt", "naheliegend", "nachlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nahelegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nahelegen" is [ˈnaːəˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nahelegen" come from?
"nahelegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mysterien#44,093Norderney#44,104moonlight#44,087Monumente#44,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Nahkampf13 variantsostwärts13 variantslocations13 variantsLeviathan13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list