nüchterner

[ˈnʏçtɐnɐ]

/[ˈnʏçtɐnɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“nüchterner” is uncommon German (frequency #53,951 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,951
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern

Corpus desk

Index DE-nuchterner · nüchterner · German

nüchterner · rank #53,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,951
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH num

Nearest frequency peer: num (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nüchterner“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nüchterner“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nüchterner
PropertyValue
Headwordnüchterner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnʏçtɐnɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nüchterner“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nüchternerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „num“ (#53,950), „Oberweite“ (#53,952), „ominöse“ (#53,953). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nüchterner“ bei #53,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nüchterner is uncommon German at frequency #53,951 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnʏçtɐnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

nüchterner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nüchterner, spelled N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern

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 "nüchterner"?
"nüchterner" is spelled N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʏçtɐnɐ].
What does "nüchterner" mean?
As an adjective, "nüchterner" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs nüchtern
How do you pronounce "nüchterner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nüchterner" is [ˈnʏçtɐnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nüchterner" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list