nächtens
[ˈnɛçtn̩s]
The verdict
“nächtens” is uncommon German (frequency #93,368 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,368
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Nacht, zur Nachtzeit
| 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) |
Where “nächtens” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nächtens is uncommon German at frequency #93,368 among 26,919 “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
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-Ä-C-H-T-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.