nachlassen
\ˈnaːχˌlasn̩\
The verdict
“nachlassen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perdre son intensité, sa force, s'atténuer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nachlassen · nachlassen · French
nachlassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | nachlassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈnaːχˌlasn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nachlassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈnaːχˌlasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nachlassen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nachlassen, spelled N-A-C-H-L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Perdre son intensité, sa force, s'atténuer.
- 2Se relâcher.
- 3Diminuer, s'amollir, baisser, faiblir (force, résistance etc.).
- 4S'essouffler, ralentir.
- 5Faiblir, se calmer (vent, pluie, tempête).
- 6Réduire (prix).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachlassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist schön, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt
Das Druckgefühl an der Einstichstelle wird schon in wenigen Minuten nachlassen.
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.