Which to use
“nachts” is an adverb and “nackte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,165
- “nachts” frequency rank
- #7,369
- “nackte” frequency rank
- 9534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachts | nackte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeitangabe: In der Nacht, während der Nacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt |
Where the eye mixes nachts and nackte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nachts (CVCCCC) and nackte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nachts and nackte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nachts is [naxt͡s] 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachts is recorded at frequency rank #2,165, classified as anadv, pronounced [naxt͡s]. 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 9534, this pair ranks #1,979,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nachts vs nackte
Shared letters: acnt. Private to "nachts": hs. Private to "nackte": ek.
"nachts" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "nackte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nachts" and "nackte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nachts" or "nackte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nachts" and "nackte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachts" 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 #1,979,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachts" and "nackte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nackte vs Nähte". 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 #1,979,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.