Nachlass
\ˈnaːχˌlas\
The verdict
“Nachlass” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Héritage, ce que laisse une personne décédée derrière elle ; reliquat, legs, notamment ce qui est légué aux archives.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nachlass · Nachlass · French
Nachlass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Nachlass |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈnaːχˌlas\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Nachlass is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈnaːχˌlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nachlass in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Nachlass, spelled N-A-C-H-L-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Héritage, ce que laisse une personne décédée derrière elle ; reliquat, legs, notamment ce qui est légué aux archives.
- 2Réduction de prix directe ou indirecte telle que : rabais, réduction, remise, escompte ou toute forme de bonus.
- 3Réduction (d’une amende).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nachlass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Archiv umfasst den schriftlichen Nachlass von Max Frisch, eine Bibliothek mit Originalausgaben und Übersetzungen sowie eine umfangreiche Medien- und Theaterdokumentation.
(Li Rui) schrieb auf, was in China nicht geschrieben werden darf. (...) Seinen brisanten Nachlass möchte Chinas Führung am liebsten zum Verschwinden bringen.
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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.