Which to use
“notice” and “nötige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,530
- “notice” frequency rank
- #6,698
- “nötige” frequency rank
- 43228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notice | nötige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen; etwas sehen, hören oder riechen; bemerken, beachten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nötigen |
Where the eye mixes notice and nötige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. notice and nötige follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses notice with nötige
A purely visual mix-up. notice ([ˈnəʊtɪs]) and nötige ([ˈnøːtɪɡə]) 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 43228, 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]. nötige is at rank #6,698, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnøːtɪɡə].
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 43228, this pair ranks #1,424,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notice vs nötige
Shared letters: eint. Private to "notice": co. Private to "nötige": gö.
"notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nötige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- notice ← nnotice · noitce · notcie · noticce · notiec · nottice · ntoice · ontice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "notice" for "nötige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "notice" vs "nötige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "nötige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,424,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notice" and "nötige" 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 #1,424,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.