Nachtreiher
[ˈnaxtˌʁaɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Nachtreiher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogel aus der Familie der Reiher
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtreiher · Nachtreiher · German
Nachtreiher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Nachtreiher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌʁaɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachtreiher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachtreiher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vogel aus der Familie der Reiher".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nachtreiher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nachtreiher, spelled N-A-C-H-T-R-E-I-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vogel aus der Familie der Reiher
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nachtreiher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Nachtreiher ist in Mitteleuropa nur noch selten anzutreffen.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.