Which to use
“Nacht” is a noun and “nährt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #384
- “Nacht” frequency rank
- #34,288
- “nährt” frequency rank
- 34672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nacht | nährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeit der Dunkelheit, zwischen Abenddämmerung und Morgengrauen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nähren |
Where the eye mixes Nacht and nährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Nacht and nährt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Nacht vs nährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nacht is [naxt] while nährt is [nɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nacht is recorded at frequency rank #384, classified as anoun, pronounced [naxt]. nährt is at rank #34,288, tagged as averb, pronounced [nɛːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34672, this pair ranks #1,657,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nacht vs nährt
Shared letters: hnt. Private to "Nacht": ac. Private to "nährt": rä.
"Nacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nährt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nacht ← ancht · naccht · nachht · nachtt · nacth · nahct · ncaht · nnacht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nacht" and "nährt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Nacht" or "nährt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Nacht" and "nährt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,657,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nacht" and "nährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagt vs nährt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,657,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.