nächtens
[ˈnɛçtn̩s]
The verdict
“nächtens” is uncommon German (frequency #93,368 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,368
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtens · nächtens · German
nächtens · rank #93,368 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,368
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nutzerinnen
Nearest frequency peer: Nutzerinnen (-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 „nächtens“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Notgroschen
Notgroschen
6,636 corpus weight
- Nutzerinnen
Nutzerinnen
6,634 corpus weight
- nächtens
nächtens
6,633 corpus weight
- Oberbekleid…
Oberbekleidung
6,632 corpus weight
- Oberflächen…
Oberflächenspannung
6,631 corpus weight
- Oberkommand…
Oberkommandos
6,629 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nächtens“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nächtens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈnɛçtn̩s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #93,368 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nächtens“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nächtens is uncommon German at frequency #93,368 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈnɛçtn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit".
Zero misspellings are on record for nächtens in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nächtens, spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nächtens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie stellen Ihr Auto in einer ruhigen Wohngegend in Berlin ab und dann kommt nächtens irgendein Idiot und zündet es an.
„Nächtens auf den Straßen seien nicht nur linke Wirrköpfe, sondern auch Pyromanen, Nachahmungstäter und Versicherungsbetrüger im Einsatz, erklärte der genervte Berliner Innensenator Ehrhart Körting (SPD).“
Synonyms
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.
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