Nachtstunden
[ˈnaxtˌʃtʊndn̩]
The verdict
“Nachtstunden” is uncommon German (frequency #69,530 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,530
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachtstunde
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtstunden · Nachtstunden · German
Nachtstunden · rank #69,530 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,530
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Nasenspray
Nearest frequency peer: Nasenspray (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Nachtstunden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nachkommens…
Nachkommenschaft
30,474 corpus weight
- Nachkriegsd…
Nachkriegsdeutschland
30,473 corpus weight
- Nachtstunden
Nachtstunden
30,471 corpus weight
- Nasenspray
Nasenspray
30,470 corpus weight
- Nationalsto…
Nationalstolz
30,469 corpus weight
- naturnah
naturnah
30,468 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nachtstunden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nachtstunden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌʃtʊndn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #69,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nachtstunden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nachtstunden is uncommon German at frequency #69,530 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌʃtʊndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nachtstunden, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nachtstunden, spelled N-A-C-H-T-S-T-U-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachtstunde
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachtstunde
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nachtstunde
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachtstunde
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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