naheliegen
[ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“naheliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offensichtlich sein, sofort verständlich, einsichtig sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-naheliegen · naheliegen · German
naheliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | naheliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „naheliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
naheliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "offensichtlich sein, sofort verständlich, einsichtig sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for naheliegen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 naheliegen, spelled N-A-H-E-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1offensichtlich sein, sofort verständlich, einsichtig sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how naheliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein vertrauliches Papier zeigt, dass das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz eng mit Amerikas Spionen kooperiert. Es liegt nahe, dass der Dienst Informationen über in Deutschland ausgespähte Menschen weitergibt.“
„»[…] Sie haben noch nicht nach meinem Vater gefragt.« Der Major hatte dies allerdings nicht getan, obwohl eine höfliche Erkundigung nahegelegen hätte.“
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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.