Nacht
German, noun/naxt/
Nacht is spelled N-A-C-H-T (5 letters) and appears 229 times per million words in written German, the 386th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nacht is a German feminine noun meaning “night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeit der Dunkelheit, zwischen Abenddämmerung und Morgengrauen”.
What does Nacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenight
Die Nacht war lang und frostig.
- 2
femininedarkness
Sie wurden von der Nacht verschlungen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeit der Dunkelheit, zwischen Abenddämmerung und Morgengrauen
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 Nacht
- Nächte plural
- Nächtchen diminutive neuter
- Nächten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nacht?
- /naxt/
- [naχt]
- [nɑxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nacht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nacht in German?
Nacht appears 229 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).