nähen

[ˈnɛːən]

/[ˈnɛːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“nähen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,452
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Textilteile mit einem Faden verbinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-nahen · nähen · German

nähen · rank #13,452 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,452
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Notiz

Nearest frequency peer: Notiz (-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 „nähen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nähen“ 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).

nähen vs nen
60% similar
nähen vs Name
20% similar
nähen vs nahm
40% similar

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

Key facts for nähen
PropertyValue
Headwordnähen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛːən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,452
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nähen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Notiz“ (#13,451), „offizielles“ (#13,453), „NFL“ (#13,450). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nähen“ bei #13,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nähen (IPA [ˈnɛːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,452 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nähen, with forms such as "nhäen", "nnähen", and "näehn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nen", "Name", "nahm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nähen, spelled N-Ä-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Textilteile mit einem Faden verbinden
  2. 2
    Textilwaren oder bestimmte Teile davon nach der Technik [1] herstellen oder ausbessern
  3. 3
    Hautwunden mit einem Faden verschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und wie sie [die Königin] so nähte und nach dem Schnee aufblickte, stach sie sich mit der Nadel in den Finger, und es fielen drei Tropfen Blut in den Schnee.“
  2. „Sie nähen Kleidung und Wäsche, Blusen und Mützen, Matratzen und Steppdecken, sie stellen Spielzeug, Puppen, Lametta, Fliegenfänger, Kämme, Sicherheitsnadeln, Druckknöpfe, Strohschuhe, Sackleinwand und Bürsten her.“

Antonyms

trennenheftenklebenleimennagelnschraubenschweißen

This word in other languages

stitch(English)coser(Español)coudre(Français)coser(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nhäen
  • nnähen
  • näehn
  • nähenn
  • nähhen
  • nähne
  • änhen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nähen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nhäen2nnähen1näehn2nähenn1nähhen1nähne2änhen2
Edit distance from "nähen"

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 "nähen"?
"nähen" is spelled N-Ä-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛːən].
What does "nähen" mean?
As a verb, "nähen" means: Textilteile mit einem Faden verbinden
What words are commonly confused with "nähen"?
"nähen" is commonly confused with "nen", "Name", "nahm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nähen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nähen" is [ˈnɛːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nähen" come from?
"nähen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Notiz#13,451March#13,434Satan#13,473Linde#13,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

manuell7 variantsSteak7 variantssteige7 variantsTumor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list