notierenvsnotiertTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,646
“notieren” frequency rank
#11,105
“notiert” frequency rank
29751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notieren notiert
Definition etwas auf (auf Papier oder Ähnlichem oder elektronisch) aufzeichnen oder aufschreiben Partizip Perfekt des Verbs notieren

Where the eye mixes notieren and notiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. notieren runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against notiert's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
notieren
7 ch
notiert

Why the eye confuses notieren with notiert

A purely visual mix-up. notieren ([noˈtiːʁən]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notieren is recorded at frequency rank #18,646, classified as averb, pronounced [noˈtiːʁən]. 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 29751, this pair ranks #1,760,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of notieren vs notiert

Shared letters: einort. Private to "notieren": -. Private to "notiert": -.

"notieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "notiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notieren ← nnotieren · noiteren · noteiren · notieern · notierenn · notierne · notierren · notireen
  • notiert ← nnotiert · noitert · noteirt · notierrt · notiertt · notietr · notiret · nottiert

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "notieren" and "notiert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([noˈtiːʁən] versus [noˈtiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "notieren" or "notiert"?
"notiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,105 in our German list, against #18,646 for "notieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "notieren" 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 #1,760,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "notieren" and "notiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negiert vs notiert". 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 #1,760,994 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