Nachthemd

[ˈnaxtˌhɛmt]

/[ˈnaxtˌhɛmt]/ noun

The verdict

“Nachthemd” is uncommon German (frequency #50,744 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,744
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bekleidungsstück für die Nachtruhe, das vor allem von Damen getragen wird

Key facts for Nachthemd
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachthemd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxtˌhɛmt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachthemd” 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). Nachthemd lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nachthemd is uncommon German at frequency #50,744 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌhɛmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bekleidungsstück für die Nachtruhe, das vor allem von Damen getragen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nachthemd, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nachthemd, spelled N-A-C-H-T-H-E-M-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bekleidungsstück für die Nachtruhe, das vor allem von Damen getragen wird

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Nachthemd"?
"Nachthemd" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-H-E-M-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtˌhɛmt].
What does "Nachthemd" mean?
As a noun, "Nachthemd" means: Bekleidungsstück für die Nachtruhe, das vor allem von Damen getragen wird
How do you pronounce "Nachthemd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachthemd" is [ˈnaxtˌhɛmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachthemd" come from?
"Nachthemd" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Nachthemd”

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

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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list