Nachtlager

[ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ]

/[ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Nachtlager” is uncommon German (frequency #59,916 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,916
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort zum Schlafen in der Nacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachtlager · Nachtlager · German

Nachtlager · rank #59,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,916
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtclubs

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtclubs (-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 „Nachtlager“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachtlager
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachtlager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachtlager“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nachtlagerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachtclubs“ (#59,915), „nachwachsenden“ (#59,917), „Nachspielen“ (#59,914). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachtlager“ bei #59,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachtlager is uncommon German at frequency #59,916 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort zum Schlafen in der Nacht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nachtlager, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachtlager, spelled N-A-C-H-T-L-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort zum Schlafen in der Nacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie schlugen ihr Nachtlager am See auf.
  2. „Erst als alle ihr klägliches Nachtlager bezogen hatten, sprach Lea in die Dunkelheit hinein.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachtlager"?
"Nachtlager" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-L-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ].
What does "Nachtlager" mean?
As a noun, "Nachtlager" means: Ort zum Schlafen in der Nacht
How do you pronounce "Nachtlager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachtlager" is [ˈnaxtˌlaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachtlager" come from?
"Nachtlager" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list