Which to use
“Nächte” and “Nichte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,335
- “Nächte” frequency rank
- #12,354
- “Nichte” frequency rank
- 18689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nächte | Nichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nacht | Tochter der Schwester oder des Bruders , im weiteren Sinne auch des Schwagers oder der Schwägerin |
Where the eye mixes Nächte and Nichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Nächte and Nichte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Nächte with Nichte
A purely visual mix-up. Nächte ([ˈnɛçtə]) and Nichte ([ˈnɪçtə]) 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 a single letter - ä in “Nächte” becomes i in “Nichte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18689, 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]. Nichte is at rank #12,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɪçtə].
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 18689, this pair ranks #1,915,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nächte vs Nichte
Shared letters: cehnt. Private to "Nächte": ä. Private to "Nichte": i.
"Nächte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Nichte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nichte ← inchte · ncihte · nicchte · nichet · nichhte · nichtte · nicthe · nihcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nächte" and "Nichte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Nächte" or "Nichte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Nächte" and "Nichte" 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 "Nichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nächte" and "Nichte" 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 #1,915,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.