negiertvsnotiertWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“negiert” and “notiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,115
“negiert” frequency rank
#11,105
“notiert” frequency rank
60220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature negiert notiert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs negieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs notieren

Where the eye mixes negiert and notiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negiert and notiert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
negiert
7 ch
notiert

Visual trap between negiert and notiert

A purely visual mix-up. negiert ([neˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and notiert ([noˈtiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

negiert is recorded at frequency rank #49,115, classified as averb, pronounced [neˈɡiːɐ̯t]. notiert is at rank #11,105, tagged as averb, pronounced [noˈtiːɐ̯t].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 60220, this pair ranks #795,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of negiert vs notiert

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "negiert": g. Private to "notiert": o.

"negiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "notiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • negiert ← engiert · negeirt · neggiert · negierrt · negiertt · negietr · negiret · neigert
  • notiert ← nnotiert · noitert · noteirt · notierrt · notiertt · notietr · notiret · nottiert

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "negiert" and "notiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([neˈɡiːɐ̯t] versus [noˈtiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "negiert" or "notiert"?
"notiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,105 in our German list, against #49,115 for "negiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "negiert" and "notiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "negiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "notiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #795,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "negiert" and "notiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Neger vs negiert". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #795,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list