näher
German, adjective
näher is spelled N-Ä-H-E-R (5 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Näher is a German adjective meaning “further, more precise or detailed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a comparative degree of nah. With a capital, Näher is a different word: “sewer, seamster (one who sews)”. Without its umlaut, naher is a different word: “strong/mixed nominative masculine singular”.
What does näher mean in English?
adjective
- 1
comparative degree of nah
Die Tankstelle ist näher an der Wohnung als der Supermarkt.
- 2
further, more precise or detailed
Ich möchte an dieser Stelle keine näheren Angaben machen.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
noun
- 1
masculinesewer, seamster (one who sews)
adjective
- 1
masculinestrong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- 2
femininestrong genitive/dative feminine singular
- 3
strong genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die (meist beruflich) näht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of näher
- Nähers genitive
- Näherin feminine
- Nähern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to näher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is näher in German?
näher appears 55 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).