Nichts
[nɪçt͡s]
The verdict
“Nichts” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #129
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Ort, an dem nichts existiert, Raum, der leer ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichts · Nichts · German
Nichts · rank #129 · 10 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #129
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH kommt
Nearest frequency peer: kommt (-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 “Nichts”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hab
hab
99,875 corpus weight
- Heute
Heute
99,874 corpus weight
- kommt
kommt
99,873 corpus weight
- Nichts
Nichts
99,872 corpus weight
- nun
nun
99,871 corpus weight
- Leben
Leben
99,869 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nichts” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Nichts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɪçt͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nichts” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Nichts (IPA [nɪçt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #129 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nichts, with forms such as "inchts", "ncihts", and "nicchts". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "night", "nickt", "nickte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nichts, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S.
Definition
- 1Ort, an dem nichts existiert, Raum, der leer ist
- 2Gegenteil von Sein
- 3jemand ohne Rang und Ansehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nichts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es verschwand im Nichts.
Alle Vorwürfe lösten sich in einem Nichts auf.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inchts
- ncihts
- nicchts
- nichhts
- nichst
- nichtss
- nichtts
- nicths
- nihcts
- nnichts
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nichts - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nichts", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Nichts". Here's where to go from here.
- "Nichts" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "night". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #129 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.