nährte

[ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“nährte” is uncommon German (frequency #92,026 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,026
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren

Key facts for nährte
PropertyValue
Headwordnährte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nährte” 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). nährte lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

nährte is uncommon German at frequency #92,026 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nährte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nährte, spelled N-Ä-H-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren

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 "nährte"?
"nährte" is spelled N-Ä-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛːɐ̯tə].
What does "nährte" mean?
As a verb, "nährte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähren
How do you pronounce "nährte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nährte" is [ˈnɛːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nährte" come from?
"nährte" 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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Using “nährte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-Ä-H-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnɛːɐ̯tə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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