nicht

/nɪçt/

//nɪçt// adv

The verdict

“nicht” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,032 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,032
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - No.

Key facts for nicht
PropertyValue
Headwordnicht
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/nɪçt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nicht” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nicht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nicht is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,032 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /nɪçt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "No.".

nicht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is nicht, spelled N-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    No.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nicht"?
"nicht" is spelled N-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /nɪçt/.
What does "nicht" mean?
As an adverb, "nicht" means: No.
How do you pronounce "nicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nicht" is /nɪçt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nicht" come from?
"nicht" is a Spanish 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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Using “nicht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /nɪçt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list