nächtigen
\ˈnɛçtɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“nächtigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passer la nuit (dans quelque part).
Corpus desk
Index FR-nachtigen · nächtigen · French
nächtigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nächtigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈnɛçtɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nächtigen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nächtigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈnɛçtɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Passer la nuit (dans quelque part).".
nächtigen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nächtigen, spelled N-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Passer la nuit (dans quelque part).
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.