Nüchternheit

[ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nüchternheit” is uncommon German (frequency #67,567 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,567
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand eines leeren Magens, weil man eine Zeitlang nichts gegessen und getrunken hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-nuchternheit · Nüchternheit · German

Nüchternheit · rank #67,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,567
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nährwert

Nearest frequency peer: Nährwert (-2 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 „Nüchternheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nüchternheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordNüchternheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nüchternheit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nüchternheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nährwert“ (#67,565), „oberirdisch“ (#67,569), „Näherin“ (#67,564). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nüchternheit“ bei #67,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nüchternheit is uncommon German at frequency #67,567 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Nüchternheit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nüchternheit, spelled N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand eines leeren Magens, weil man eine Zeitlang nichts gegessen und getrunken hat
  2. 2
    der Zustand ohne Alkohol im Blut
  3. 3
    rationale Denkweise; Realitätsbewusstsein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Nüchternheit des Patienten ist Voraussetzung für die Entnahme einer geeigneten Blutprobe.
  2. Sein Leben war eine Irrfahrt zwischen Trunkenheit und Nüchternheit.

Antonyms

VöllereiBetrunkenheitEuphorie

This word in other languages

sobriety(English)sobriété(Français)

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 "Nüchternheit"?
"Nüchternheit" is spelled N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t].
What does "Nüchternheit" mean?
As a noun, "Nüchternheit" means: der Zustand eines leeren Magens, weil man eine Zeitlang nichts gegessen und getrunken hat
How do you pronounce "Nüchternheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nüchternheit" is [ˈnʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nüchternheit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pathologisch#67,581pensionierte#67,583Personalchef#67,584Namensvetter#67,547

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list