nachher
\ˈnaːxheːɐ̯\
The verdict
“nachher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plus tard, ensuite, après (cela).
Corpus desk
Index FR-nachher · nachher · French
nachher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈnaːxheːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nachher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nachher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈnaːxheːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plus tard, ensuite, après (cela).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nachher, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nachher, spelled N-A-C-H-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Plus tard, ensuite, après (cela).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich gehe nachher schwimmen.
«(...) Was denken wir nun, Samuel? Wir denken: Emmenberger zwingt seine Patienten mit den Methoden, die er im Konzentrationslager Stutthof lernte, ihm das Vermögen zu vermachen, und tötet sie nachher.»
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.