Which to use
“Notfall” and “Notfällen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,096
- “Notfall” frequency rank
- #33,209
- “Notfällen” frequency rank
- 39305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Notfall | Notfällen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plötzliche, gefährliche Situation | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Notfall |
Where the eye mixes Notfall and Notfällen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Notfall vs Notfällen
A purely visual mix-up. Notfall ([ˈnoːtˌfal]) and Notfällen ([ˈnoːtˌfɛlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Notfall is recorded at frequency rank #6,096, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtˌfal]. Notfällen is at rank #33,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtˌfɛlən].
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 39305, this pair ranks #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Notfall vs Notfällen
Shared letters: flnot. Private to "Notfall": a. Private to "Notfällen": eä.
"Notfall" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Notfällen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Notfall ← nnotfall · noftall · notafll · notfal · notffall · notflal · nottfall · ntofall
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Notfall" for "Notfällen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Notfall" or "Notfällen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Notfall" and "Notfällen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Notfall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Notfällen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Notfall" and "Notfällen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Notfälle vs Notfällen". 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 #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.