nightclothes
/ˈnaɪt.kləʊ(ð)z/
"nightclothes" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nightclothes” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nightclothes · nightclothes · English
nightclothes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | nightclothes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnaɪt.kləʊ(ð)z/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nightclothes” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nightclothes is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnaɪt.kləʊ(ð)z/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.".
nightclothes has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From night + clothes. The correct English form is nightclothes, spelled N-I-G-H-T-C-L-O-T-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nightclothes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The disturbance brought out many of the neighbors in their nightclothes.
Etymology
From night + clothes.
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.