Nachtmütze
[ˈnaxtˌmʏt͡sə]
The verdict
“Nachtmütze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beim Schlafen getragene Mütze
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtmutze · Nachtmütze · German
Nachtmütze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Nachtmütze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌmʏt͡sə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachtmütze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachtmütze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌmʏt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Nachtmütze in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nachtmütze, spelled N-A-C-H-T-M-Ü-T-Z-E.
Definition
- 1beim Schlafen getragene Mütze
- 2Mensch mit wenig innerem Antrieb
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nachtmütze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur dann und wann warf er einen zürnenden Blick nach der Stelle hinüber, wo sein duldender Schlafkamerad, äußerlich ein Bild des stillen Friedens, mit der über die Ohren gezogenen Nachtmütze auf dem Rücken lag, innerlich aber den unruhigen Gesellen mit dem brennenden Lichte dahin wünschte, wo der Pfeffer wächst.“
„Mein Vater konnte sich von dem Staunen, in das ihn Busqueros' Worte versetzt hatten, nicht erholen; er öffnete schon den Mund, um zu antworten, da er aber nicht wußte, wo er beginnen sollte, wandte er sich in seinem Bette um und zog die Nachtmütze über die Augen.“
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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.