Which to use
“Nächte” is a noun and “nackte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,335
- “Nächte” frequency rank
- #7,369
- “nackte” frequency rank
- 13704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nächte | nackte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt |
Where the eye mixes Nächte and nackte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Nächte and nackte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Nächte vs nackte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nächte is [ˈnɛçtə] while nackte is [ˈnaktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nächte is recorded at frequency rank #6,335, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛçtə]. nackte is at rank #7,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktə].
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 13704, this pair ranks #1,956,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nächte vs nackte
Shared letters: cent. Private to "Nächte": hä. Private to "nackte": ak.
"Nächte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nackte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nackte ← anckte · nacckte · nacket · nackkte · nacktte · nactke · nakcte · ncakte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nächte" for "nackte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Nächte" or "nackte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Nächte" and "nackte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nächte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nackte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nächte" and "nackte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nächstem vs Nächte". 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 #1,956,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.