Nachtdienst

[ˈnaxtˌdiːnst]

/[ˈnaxtˌdiːnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachtdienst” is uncommon German (frequency #53,927 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,927
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbeit während der Nacht

Key facts for Nachtdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachtdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxtˌdiːnst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachtdienst” 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). Nachtdienst lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachtdienst is uncommon German at frequency #53,927 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌdiːnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbeit während der Nacht".

Nachtdienst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nachtdienst, spelled N-A-C-H-T-D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeit während der Nacht

Synonyms

Nachtarbeit

Antonyms

Tagdienst

This word in other languages

service de nuit(Français)

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 "Nachtdienst"?
"Nachtdienst" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtˌdiːnst].
What does "Nachtdienst" mean?
As a noun, "Nachtdienst" means: Arbeit während der Nacht
How do you pronounce "Nachtdienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachtdienst" is [ˈnaxtˌdiːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachtdienst" come from?
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Using “Nachtdienst”

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

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