nach
The verdict
“nach” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,150 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,150
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - depois de, após
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nach |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #92,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nach” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nach is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,150 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nach in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is nach, spelled N-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1depois de, após
- 2e
- 3para, a
- 4conforme
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nach”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.