Nachtbus

[ˈnaxtˌbʊs]

/[ˈnaxtˌbʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachtbus” is uncommon German (frequency #86,843 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,843
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bus (als öffentliches Verkehrsmittel), der in der Nacht fährt

Key facts for Nachtbus
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachtbus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxtˌbʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachtbus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nachtbus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachtbus is uncommon German at frequency #86,843 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bus (als öffentliches Verkehrsmittel), der in der Nacht fährt".

Nachtbus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nachtbus, spelled N-A-C-H-T-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bus (als öffentliches Verkehrsmittel), der in der Nacht fährt

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 "Nachtbus"?
"Nachtbus" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtˌbʊs].
What does "Nachtbus" mean?
As a noun, "Nachtbus" means: Bus (als öffentliches Verkehrsmittel), der in der Nacht fährt
How do you pronounce "Nachtbus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachtbus" is [ˈnaxtˌbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachtbus" come from?
"Nachtbus" 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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Using “Nachtbus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-T-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaxtˌbʊs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list