nich

[nɪç]

/[nɪç]/ particle

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The verdict

“nich” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,760
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-nich · nich · German

nich · rank #3,760 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,760
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nationale

Nearest frequency peer: nationale (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nich vs nie
50% similar
nich vs nix
50% similar
nich vs nit
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nich
PropertyValue
Headwordnich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[nɪç]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,760
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nationale“ (#3,759), „Physik“ (#3,761), „nation“ (#3,758). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nich“ bei #3,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nich (IPA [nɪç]), aparticle. Corpus frequency is #3,760 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nich, with forms such as "ncih", "nicch", and "nichh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nie", "nix", "nit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 nich, spelled N-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lass das, ich will das nich!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ncih
  • nicch
  • nichh
  • nihc
  • nnich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nich - 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.

ncih2nicch1nichh1nihc2nnich1
Edit distance from "nich"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nich"?
"nich" is spelled N-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [nɪç].
What does "nich" mean?
As a particle, "nich" means: nicht
What words are commonly confused with "nich"?
"nich" is commonly confused with "nie", "nix", "nit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nich" is [nɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nich" come from?
"nich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Logo#3,757Käse#3,754Kurt#3,753Salz#3,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list