nachtwandlerisch

[ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ]

/[ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“nachtwandlerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise, wie es ein Schlafwandler tun würde; über eine charakteristische Ruhe und Sicherheit bei einer Tätigkeit verfügend

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Index DE-nachtwandlerisch · nachtwandlerisch · German

nachtwandlerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for nachtwandlerisch
PropertyValue
Headwordnachtwandlerisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachtwandlerisch“ im Deutschen

nachtwandlerischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachtwandlerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art und Weise, wie es ein Schlafwandler tun würde; über eine charakteristische Ruhe und Sicherheit bei einer Tätigkeit verfügend".

No misspelling variants are generated for nachtwandlerisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 nachtwandlerisch, spelled N-A-C-H-T-W-A-N-D-L-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise, wie es ein Schlafwandler tun würde; über eine charakteristische Ruhe und Sicherheit bei einer Tätigkeit verfügend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nachtwandlerisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dr. Kellner machte die Inzision mit der nachtwandlerischen Sicherheit eines Billardmeisters.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nachtwandlerisch"?
"nachtwandlerisch" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-W-A-N-D-L-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ].
What does "nachtwandlerisch" mean?
As an adjective, "nachtwandlerisch" means: in der Art und Weise, wie es ein Schlafwandler tun würde; über eine charakteristische Ruhe und Sicherheit bei einer Tätigkeit verfügend
How do you pronounce "nachtwandlerisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachtwandlerisch" is [ˈnaxtˌvandləʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachtwandlerisch" come from?
"nachtwandlerisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list