nähern
[ˈnɛːɐn]
The verdict
“nähern” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,146
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich an etwas heranbewegen, näher herankommen an etwas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nähern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnɛːɐn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nähern” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around nähern (IPA [ˈnɛːɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,146 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nähern, with forms such as "nhäern", "nnähern", and "näehrn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Namen", "Nasen", "nährt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nähern, spelled N-Ä-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1sich an etwas heranbewegen, näher herankommen an etwas
- 2eine Sache in naher Zeit erreicht haben
- 3näheren Kontakt zu jemandem aufnehmen
- 4sich immer mehr zu einer Sache entwickeln, in ihre Richtung gehen
- 5in naher Zeit eintreten werden
- 6etwas näher heranbringen an etwas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nhäern
- nnähern
- näehrn
- nähenr
- nähernn
- näherrn
- nähhern
- änhern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nähern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “nähern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-Ä-H-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɛːɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Namen” - see the side-by-side comparison. nähern vs Namen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.