nachtwandeln
[ˈnaxtˌvandl̩n]
The verdict
“nachtwandeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - aufstehen und gehen, während man schläft
Corpus desk
Index DE-nachtwandeln · nachtwandeln · German
nachtwandeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | nachtwandeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaxtˌvandl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nachtwandeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nachtwandeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌvandl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufstehen und gehen, während man schläft".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nachtwandeln, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nachtwandeln, spelled N-A-C-H-T-W-A-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1aufstehen und gehen, während man schläft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nachtwandeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich schalte hier ein, daß andere Nachtwandler ihr Bett oft nicht wiederfinden können, wie dies auch bei einem kleinen Mädchen der Fall war, das ebenfalls im Alter von 8–10 Jahren nachtwandelte.“
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.