how to pronounce nacht

/naxt/

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nacht is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of nacht in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… macht sollte es heute nacht bzw in cape …”

meanings of nacht

noun:

Night.
Darkness.

nacht frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word nacht occurs in german on average 251.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.