gute Nacht
[ˌɡutə ˈnaxt]
The verdict
“gute Nacht” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gruß, wenn jemand zu Bett geht; Nachtgruß; Verabschiedung am Tagesende
| 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) |
Where “gute Nacht” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gute Nacht is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɡutə ˈnaxt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-T-E- -N-A-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌɡutə ˈnaxt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.