nach

prep

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The verdict

“nach” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,150 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,150
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - depois de, após

Corpus desk

Index PT-nach · nach · Portuguese

nach · rank #92,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,150
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH nortear

Nearest frequency peer: nortear (+18 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “nach”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “nach” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nach
PropertyValue
Headwordnach
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPreposition
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “nach” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.nachcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nortear” (#92,168), “monetizar” (#92,129), “operariado” (#92,180). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nach” fica em #92,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nach is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,150 among 360 “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

  1. 1
    depois de, após
  2. 2
    e
  3. 3
    para, a
  4. 4
    conforme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie kam nach 10 Minuten.
  2. 5 Minuten nach eins

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nach"?
"nach" is spelled N-A-C-H.
What does "nach" mean?
As a preposition, "nach" means: depois de, após
What language does "nach" come from?
"nach" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jerk#92,030deão#91,805Celo#92,635godo#92,869

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list