night

[naɪt]

/[naɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“night” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,821
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-night · night · German

night · rank #4,821 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,821
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niedrigen

Nearest frequency peer: niedrigen (-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 „night“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „night“ 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).

night vs nit
60% similar
night vs nimmt
60% similar
night vs nights
83% similar

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

Key facts for night
PropertyValue
Headwordnight
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naɪt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,821
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „night“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nightliegt 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: „niedrigen“ (#4,820), „Norwegen“ (#4,822), „Niederlande“ (#4,819). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „night“ bei #4,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around night (IPA [naɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,821 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for night, with forms such as "inght", "ngiht", and "nigght". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "nit", "nimmt", "nights", 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is night, spelled N-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nacht
  2. 2
    Abend, an dem man ausgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He wasn't at home each night.
  2. We spent a wonderful night at the opera.

Antonyms

day

This word in other languages

noche(Español)nuit(Français)noite(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inght
  • ngiht
  • nigght
  • nighht
  • nightt
  • nigth
  • nihgt
  • nnight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inght2ngiht2nigght1nighht1nightt1nigth2nihgt2nnight1
Edit distance from "night"

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 "night"?
"night" is spelled N-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [naɪt].
What does "night" mean?
As a noun, "night" means: Nacht
What words are commonly confused with "night"?
"night" is commonly confused with "nit", "nimmt", "nights". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "night"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "night" is [naɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "night" come from?
"night" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Panik#4,824music#4,816prima#4,826Maler#4,811

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reiner8 variantswelch8 variantsDaumen8 variantsFonds8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list