nächtliches

[ˈnɛçtlɪçəs]

/[ˈnɛçtlɪçəs]/ adj

The verdict

“nächtliches” is uncommon German (frequency #68,536 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,536
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachtliches · nächtliches · German

nächtliches · rank #68,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,536
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nuklearer

Nearest frequency peer: nuklearer (-2 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 „nächtliches“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nächtliches
PropertyValue
Headwordnächtliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɛçtlɪçəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nächtliches“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nuklearer“ (#68,534), „Offenbarungen“ (#68,538), „Novizen“ (#68,532). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nächtliches“ bei #68,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nächtliches is uncommon German at frequency #68,536 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɛçtlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nächtliches, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nächtliches, spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich

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 "nächtliches"?
"nächtliches" is spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛçtlɪçəs].
What does "nächtliches" mean?
As an adjective, "nächtliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nächtlich
How do you pronounce "nächtliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nächtliches" is [ˈnɛçtlɪçəs]. 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 "nächtliches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list