nachtschwarz
[ˈnaxtˌʃvaʁt͡s]
The verdict
“nachtschwarz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem sehr tiefen Schwarzton, schwarz wie die Nacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtschwarz · nachtschwarz · German
nachtschwarz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | nachtschwarz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌʃvaʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachtschwarz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachtschwarz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌʃvaʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem sehr tiefen Schwarzton, schwarz wie die Nacht".
nachtschwarz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nachtschwarz, spelled N-A-C-H-T-S-C-H-W-A-R-Z.
Definition
- 1in einem sehr tiefen Schwarzton, schwarz wie die Nacht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nachtschwarz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den nachtschwarzen Zyklen der Leere treibend, kam dieses Wesen langsam, unsäglich langsam auf Alvor zu, um schließlich ohne erkennbaren Übergang, so als sei dies vollkommen normal und logisch, eins mit ihm zu werden.“
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.