NächtevsNahtWhich spelling fits?

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“Nächte” and “Naht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,335
“Nächte” frequency rank
#12,136
“Naht” frequency rank
18471
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nächte Naht
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nacht Linie, wo sich zwei durch Nähen verbundene Stoffe berühren

Where the eye mixes Nächte and Naht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Nächte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Naht's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Nächte
4 ch
Naht

Visual trap between Nächte and Naht

A purely visual mix-up. Nächte ([ˈnɛçtə]) and Naht ([naːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18471, 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]. Naht is at rank #12,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [naːt].

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 18471, this pair ranks #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nächte vs Naht

Shared letters: hnt. Private to "Nächte": ceä. Private to "Naht": a.

"Nächte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Naht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Naht ← anht · nahht · nahtt · nath · nhat · nnaht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Nächte" and "Naht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɛçtə] versus [naːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Nächte" or "Naht"?
"Nächte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,335 in our German list, against #12,136 for "Naht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nächte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Naht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nächte" and "Naht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagy vs Naht". 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 #1,917,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list