Nachtarbeit

[ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]

/[ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachtarbeit” is uncommon German (frequency #67,546 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,546
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erwerbsmäßige Arbeit zwischen etwa 23 und 6 Uhr

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachtarbeit · Nachtarbeit · German

Nachtarbeit · rank #67,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,546
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrichtenag…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrichtenagenturen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nachtarbeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nachtarbeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachtarbeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachtarbeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachtarbeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nachtarbeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachrichtenagenturen“ (#67,545), „Namensvetter“ (#67,547), „Nacho“ (#67,544). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachtarbeit“ bei #67,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachtarbeit is uncommon German at frequency #67,546 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nachtarbeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachtarbeit, spelled N-A-C-H-T-A-R-B-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    erwerbsmäßige Arbeit zwischen etwa 23 und 6 Uhr
  2. 2
    Tätigkeiten, die in der Nacht ausgeführt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nachtarbeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nachtarbeit wird in der Regel besser bezahlt als Arbeit am Tag.
  2. An diesen Baustellen müssen noch einige Nachtarbeiten erledigt werden.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachtarbeit"?
"Nachtarbeit" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-A-R-B-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t].
What does "Nachtarbeit" mean?
As a noun, "Nachtarbeit" means: erwerbsmäßige Arbeit zwischen etwa 23 und 6 Uhr
How do you pronounce "Nachtarbeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachtarbeit" is [ˈnaxtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachtarbeit" come from?
"Nachtarbeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nachtarbeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nachgezogen#67,541Neufundland#67,554Mutterliebe#67,537oberirdisch#67,569

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list