Which to use
“notice” is a verb and “nötig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,530
- “notice” frequency rank
- #1,364
- “nötig” frequency rank
- 37894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notice | nötig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen; etwas sehen, hören oder riechen; bemerken, beachten | dringend erforderlich, nicht entbehrlich |
Where the eye mixes notice and nötig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. notice runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against nötig's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses notice with nötig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: notice is [ˈnəʊtɪs] while nötig is [ˈnøːtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notice is recorded at frequency rank #36,530, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnəʊtɪs]. nötig is at rank #1,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnøːtɪç].
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 37894, this pair ranks #1,578,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of notice vs nötig
Shared letters: int. Private to "notice": ceo. Private to "nötig": gö.
"notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nötig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- notice ← nnotice · noitce · notcie · noticce · notiec · nottice · ntoice · ontice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "notice" and "nötig" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "notice" or "nötig" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "notice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nötig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notice" and "nötig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notice vs nötiger". 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 #1,578,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.