Which to use
“Notar” is a noun and “notes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,904
- “Notar” frequency rank
- #21,718
- “notes” frequency rank
- 35622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Notar | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unparteiischer Jurist, der Rechtsgeschäfte beurkundet und Unterschriften beglaubigt | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs notar |
Where the eye mixes Notar and notes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Notar and notes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Notar is [noˈtaːɐ̯] while notes is [ˈnɔ.tɪs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Notar is recorded at frequency rank #13,904, classified as anoun, pronounced [noˈtaːɐ̯]. notes is at rank #21,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnɔ.tɪs].
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 35622, this pair ranks #1,635,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Notar vs notes
Shared letters: not. Private to "Notar": ar. Private to "notes": es.
"Notar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "notes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Notar" and "notes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Notar" or "notes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Notar" and "notes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Notar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Notar" and "notes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "node vs notes". 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 #1,635,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.