Nachteile

/[ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,741

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Nachteile is aGermannoun. It means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nachteil Pronounced [ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə]. It ranks #5,741 in German word frequency. Often confused with Nachweise and nachteilig.

Key facts for Nachteile
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachteile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,741
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Nachteile in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nachteile is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,741 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Nachteile, with forms such as "anchteile", "nacchteile", and "nachetile". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Nachweise", "nachteilig", "Nachteilen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Nachteile, spelled N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nachteil
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachteil
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachteil
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachteil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anchteile,nacchteile,nachetile,nachhteile,nachteiel,nachteille,nachtelie,nachtiele,nachtteile,nactheile,nahcteile,ncahteile,nnachteile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Nachteile

Misspelling Variants of "Nachteile"

anchteile9nacchteile10nachetile9nachhteile10nachteiel9nachteille10nachtelie9nachtiele9
Misspelling Variants of "Nachteile"

Frequency rank: #5,741 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachteile"?
"Nachteile" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə].
What does "Nachteile" mean?
As a noun, "Nachteile" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nachteil
What words are commonly confused with "Nachteile"?
"Nachteile" is commonly confused with "Nachweise", "nachteilig", "Nachteilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nachteile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachteile" is [ˈnaːxtaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachteile" come from?
"Nachteile" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.