nahende

[ˈnaːəndə]

/[ˈnaːəndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nahende” is uncommon German (frequency #91,987 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,987
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend

Key facts for nahende
PropertyValue
Headwordnahende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːəndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nahende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nahende lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nahende is uncommon German at frequency #91,987 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaːəndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nahende in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nahende, spelled N-A-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs nahend

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 "nahende"?
"nahende" is spelled N-A-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːəndə].
What does "nahende" mean?
As an adjective, "nahende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nahend
How do you pronounce "nahende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nahende" is [ˈnaːəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nahende" come from?
"nahende" 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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Using “nahende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-H-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːəndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list