nächtens

[ˈnɛçtn̩s]

/[ˈnɛçtn̩s]/ adv

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nächtens
PropertyValue
Headwordnächtens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈnɛçtn̩s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,368
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nächtens“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nächtensfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nutzerinnen“ (#93,367), „Oberbekleidung“ (#93,369), „Oberflächenspannung“ (#93,370). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nächtens“ bei #93,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. „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

Antonyms

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 "nächtens"?
"nächtens" is spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛçtn̩s].
What does "nächtens" mean?
As an adverb, "nächtens" means: in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit
How do you pronounce "nächtens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nächtens" is [ˈnɛçtn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list