nähen
\ˈnɛː.ən\
The verdict
“nähen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coudre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nahen · nähen · French
nähen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | nähen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈnɛː.ən\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nähen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nähen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈnɛː.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nähen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nähen, spelled N-Ä-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Coudre.
- 2Suturer, recoudre, coudre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nähen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Anne-Marie, die zweite Tochter, verbrachte ihre Kindheit auf einem Stuhl. Man lehrte sie, sich geradezuhalten, sich zu langweilen, zu nähen.
Synonyms
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.