nightlight
/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/
"nightlight" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nightlight” is uncommon English (frequency #79,795 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,795
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight
Corpus desk
Index EN-nightlight · nightlight · English
nightlight · rank #79,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,795
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nodular
Nearest frequency peer: nodular (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “nightlight”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- negara
negara
20,212 corpus weight
- Nian
Nian
20,208 corpus weight
- nightlight
nightlight
20,206 corpus weight
- nodular
nodular
20,205 corpus weight
- noonday
noonday
20,203 corpus weight
- Northumbrian
Northumbrian
20,202 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nightlight” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nightlight |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nightlight” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nightlight is uncommon English at frequency #79,795 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nightlight in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 + light. The correct English form is nightlight, spelled N-I-G-H-T-L-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight
- 2light that shines at night such as moonlight, starlight, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nightlight appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She had brought in with her the night-light that had been burning outside her door. She blew it out.
They made you give up / your nightlight / and your teddy / and your thumb.
Etymology
From night + light.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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