Which to use
“night” and “nights” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,821
- “night” frequency rank
- #32,186
- “nights” frequency rank
- 37007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | night | nights |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nacht | Plural des Substantivs night |
Where the eye mixes night and nights
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. night runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against nights's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between night and nights
A purely visual mix-up. night ([naɪt]) and nights ([naɪts]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “night” sits inside “nights”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
night is recorded at frequency rank #4,821, classified as anoun, pronounced [naɪt]. nights is at rank #32,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced [naɪts].
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 37007, this pair ranks #1,601,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of night vs nights
Shared letters: ghint. Private to "night": -. Private to "nights": s.
"night" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nights" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "night" and "nights" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "night" or "nights"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "night" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nights" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "night" and "nights" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagt vs night". 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 #1,601,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.