Nocturne
[nɔkˈtʏʁn]
The verdict
“Nocturne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachtmusik, gedankenvolles lyrisches Musikstück speziell für Klavier (ursprünglich nur für Blasmusik)
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Index DE-nocturne · Nocturne · German
Nocturne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Nocturne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɔkˈtʏʁn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nocturne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nocturne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔkˈtʏʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachtmusik, gedankenvolles lyrisches Musikstück speziell für Klavier (ursprünglich nur für Blasmusik)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nocturne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nocturne, spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Nachtmusik, gedankenvolles lyrisches Musikstück speziell für Klavier (ursprünglich nur für Blasmusik)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nocturne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Bekannter sind die Nocturnes der Romantiker für Klavier. […] Obenan stehen die Nocturnes von Chopin, denen solche von J. Field zeitlich vorausgegangen waren. Eine besondere Form ist mit der Nocturne nicht verbunden.“
„Frau Niebuhr lauscht, als spiele Moritz Rosenthal ein Nocturne von Chopin.“
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This word in other languages
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.