Samstagnacht

[ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt]

/[ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Samstagnacht” is uncommon German (frequency #79,666 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,666
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Nacht von einem Samstag auf einen Sonntag

Corpus desk

Index DE-samstagnacht · Samstagnacht · German

Samstagnacht · rank #79,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,666
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH satteln

Nearest frequency peer: satteln (+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 „Samstagnacht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Samstagnacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamstagnacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Samstagnacht“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Samstagnachtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „satteln“ (#79,667), „sali“ (#79,664), „schadenfroh“ (#79,669). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Samstagnacht“ bei #79,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samstagnacht is uncommon German at frequency #79,666 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Nacht von einem Samstag auf einen Sonntag".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Samstagnacht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Samstagnacht, spelled S-A-M-S-T-A-G-N-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Nacht von einem Samstag auf einen Sonntag

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Samstagnacht kam es wieder einmal zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Randalierern und der Polizei.

Synonyms

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 "Samstagnacht"?
"Samstagnacht" is spelled S-A-M-S-T-A-G-N-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt].
What does "Samstagnacht" mean?
As a noun, "Samstagnacht" means: der Nacht von einem Samstag auf einen Sonntag
How do you pronounce "Samstagnacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samstagnacht" is [ˈzamstaːkˌnaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samstagnacht" come from?
"Samstagnacht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list