gute Nacht
[ˌɡutə ˈnaxt]
The verdict
“gute Nacht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gruß, wenn jemand zu Bett geht; Nachtgruß; Verabschiedung am Tagesende
Corpus desk
Index DE-gute-nacht · gute Nacht · German
gute Nacht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gute Nacht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌɡutə ˈnaxt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gute Nacht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gute Nacht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡutə ˈnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gruß, wenn jemand zu Bett geht; Nachtgruß; Verabschiedung am Tagesende".
gute Nacht has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gute Nacht, spelled G-U-T-E- -N-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1ein Gruß, wenn jemand zu Bett geht; Nachtgruß; Verabschiedung am Tagesende
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gute Nacht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guten Abend, gute Nacht, / Mit Rosen bedacht, / Mit Näglein besteckt, / Schlupf unter die Deck' / Morgen früh, wenn Gott will, / Wirst du wieder geweckt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.