nachtreten

[ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nachtreten” is uncommon German (frequency #86,844 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,844
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unfairerweise jemanden mit Absicht treten, der zum Beispiel am Boden liegt oder sich entfernt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachtreten · nachtreten · German

nachtreten · rank #86,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,844
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtbus

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtbus (-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 „nachtreten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachtreten
PropertyValue
Headwordnachtreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachtreten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachtbus“ (#86,843), „Namibias“ (#86,846), „Nachdrucke“ (#86,841). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachtreten“ bei #86,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachtreten is uncommon German at frequency #86,844 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nachtreten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 nachtreten, spelled N-A-C-H-T-R-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unfairerweise jemanden mit Absicht treten, der zum Beispiel am Boden liegt oder sich entfernt
  2. 2
    jemanden, der schwer angegriffen oder bereits geschlagen ist, ein weiteres Mal massiv verbal angreifen
  3. 3
    hinterhergehen oder auch (im Amt) nachfolgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer nachtritt, fliegt vom Platz!
  2. Wie fies, jetzt nachzutreten, wo er sich nicht mehr wehren kann. Das sollte deiner unwürdig sein.

This word in other languages

retaliate(English)

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 "nachtreten"?
"nachtreten" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩].
What does "nachtreten" mean?
As a verb, "nachtreten" means: unfairerweise jemanden mit Absicht treten, der zum Beispiel am Boden liegt oder sich entfernt
How do you pronounce "nachtreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachtreten" is [ˈnaːxˌtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachtreten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Nachdrucke#86,841Nachbauten#86,840Mutterhaus#86,835muskulären#86,834

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list