Mitternacht
German, noun/ˈmɪtɐnaχt/
Mitternacht is spelled M-I-T-T-E-R-N-A-C-H-T (11 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mitternacht is a German feminine noun meaning “midnight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Zeitpunkt 24 Uhr”.
What does Mitternacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemidnight
- 2
archaicfemininenorth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Zeitpunkt 24 Uhr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mitternacht
- Mitternächte plural
- Mitternächten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mitternacht?
- /ˈmɪtɐnaχt/
- [ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mitternacht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mitternacht in German?
Mitternacht appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).