Nachtschwalbe
[ˈnaxtˌʃvalbə]
The verdict
“Nachtschwalbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weltweit verbreitete Vogelart
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtschwalbe · Nachtschwalbe · German
Nachtschwalbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Nachtschwalbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌʃvalbə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachtschwalbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nachtschwalbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌʃvalbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weltweit verbreitete Vogelart".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nachtschwalbe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nachtschwalbe, spelled N-A-C-H-T-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E.
Definition
- 1weltweit verbreitete Vogelart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nachtschwalbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Nachtschwalben, die in jenen Stunden über den Hügeln kreisten, stießen eigentümlich erwartungsvolle Schreie aus, als rechneten sie damit, die Seele eines Sterbenden abzuholen.“
„Der Gesang einer Nachtschwalbe drang unheimlich aus den schwarzen Schatten entlang des schmalen, sich windenden Bachs herüber.“
Synonyms
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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.