Spitzennachthemd
[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌnaxthɛmt]
The verdict
“Spitzennachthemd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachthemd, das mit Spitze verziert oder aus Spitze gefertigt ist
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Index DE-spitzennachthemd · Spitzennachthemd · German
Spitzennachthemd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Spitzennachthemd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌnaxthɛmt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spitzennachthemd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spitzennachthemd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌnaxthɛmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachthemd, das mit Spitze verziert oder aus Spitze gefertigt ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spitzennachthemd, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spitzennachthemd, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-N-A-C-H-T-H-E-M-D.
Definition
- 1Nachthemd, das mit Spitze verziert oder aus Spitze gefertigt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Spitzennachthemd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus der Kommode meiner Adoptivmutter, aus der Schublade mit der Unterwäsche, borgte ich mir das Spitzennachthemd, das sie in den Flitterwochen getragen hatte und das ganz unten, in Seidenpapier gewickelt, für immer unter all den anderen Sachen begraben lag.“
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.