näherkommen

[ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən]

/[ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“näherkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,550 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,550
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu jemandem eine enge persönliche Beziehung aufbauen, mit jemandem vertrauter werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-naherkommen · näherkommen · German

näherkommen · rank #69,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,550
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nullnummer

Nearest frequency peer: Nullnummer (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „näherkommen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „näherkommen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for näherkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordnäherkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „näherkommen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).näherkommenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nullnummer“ (#69,549), „Normalos“ (#69,548), „Odd“ (#69,552). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „näherkommen“ bei #69,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

näherkommen is uncommon German at frequency #69,550 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for näherkommen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is näherkommen, spelled N-Ä-H-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu jemandem eine enge persönliche Beziehung aufbauen, mit jemandem vertrauter werden
  2. 2
    sich etwas stärker nähern, etwas mehr entsprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit der Zeit sind Emilie und Bill einander nähergekommen.
  2. Dave wünscht sich so sehr, dass Igor und er sich endlich näherkommen.

Antonyms

entfremden

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 "näherkommen"?
"näherkommen" is spelled N-Ä-H-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən].
What does "näherkommen" mean?
As a verb, "näherkommen" means: zu jemandem eine enge persönliche Beziehung aufbauen, mit jemandem vertrauter werden
How do you pronounce "näherkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "näherkommen" is [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "näherkommen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

offenhalten#69,553niedrigerem#69,540Mülldeponie#69,524Modeschmuck#69,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list