# nightfall

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnaɪt.fɔl/ · frequency rank #25,150

## Definitions
1. The close of the day; the coming of night.
2. Nocturnal emission.

## Etymology
From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

## Common misspellings (13)
`inghtfall`, `ngihtfall`, `nigghtfall`, `nighftall`, `nighhtfall`, `nightafll`, `nightfal`, `nightffall`, `nightflal`, `nighttfall`, `nigthfall`, `nihgtfall`, `nnightfall`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nightfall