nüchtern
\ˈnʏçtɐn\
The verdict
“nüchtern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sobre (sans alcool dans le sang).
Corpus desk
Index FR-nuchtern · nüchtern · French
nüchtern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | nüchtern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈnʏçtɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nüchtern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nüchtern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈnʏçtɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nüchtern, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nüchtern, spelled N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Sobre (sans alcool dans le sang).
- 2À jeun.
- 3Prosaïque, terre-à-terre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nüchtern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Urinprobe abgeben bedeutet immer, dass Sie nüchtern den Morgenurin in ein Behälter oder Becher geben müssen, den Sie im Vorfeld von Ihrem Hausarzt bekommen haben.
Ganz Russland riss sich um die Nummer 11 der Zeitschrift Novy Mir, in der diese nüchterne und minutiöse Erzählung eines gewöhnlichen Tagesablaufs eines gewöhnlichen Gefangenen in einem nicht einmal besonders harten Lager erschien.
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.