Nachttisch
[ˈnaxtˌtɪʃ]
The verdict
“Nachttisch” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,696. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,696
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - neben dem Bett stehendes Tischchen oder Schränkchen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nachttisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,696 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nachttisch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Nachttisch (IPA [ˈnaxtˌtɪʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,696 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "neben dem Bett stehendes Tischchen oder Schränkchen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachttisch, with forms such as "anchttisch", "nacchttisch", and "nachhttisch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Nachtisch", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nachttisch, spelled N-A-C-H-T-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1neben dem Bett stehendes Tischchen oder Schränkchen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anchttisch
- nacchttisch
- nachhttisch
- nachtitsch
- nachtticsh
- nachttiscch
- nachttischh
- nachttishc
- nachttissch
- nachttsich
- nacthtisch
- nahcttisch
- ncahttisch
- nnachttisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachttisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Nachttisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-T-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaxtˌtɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Nachtisch” - see the side-by-side comparison. Nachttisch vs Nachtisch
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.