nächtlich
[ˈnɛçtlɪç]
The verdict
“nächtlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Nacht betreffend, während der/jeder Nacht stattfindend
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtlich · nächtlich · German
nächtlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nächtlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɛçtlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nächtlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nächtlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɛçtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nacht betreffend, während der/jeder Nacht stattfindend".
nächtlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 nächtlich, spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Nacht betreffend, während der/jeder Nacht stattfindend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nächtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lichter im Dorf gingen aus und die nächtliche Stille machte sich breit.
Seine nächtlichen Ausflüge sind allen bekannt.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.