notiertevsnötigsteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,691
“notierte” frequency rank
#36,533
“nötigste” frequency rank
62224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notierte nötigste
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs notiert Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig

Where the eye mixes notierte and nötigste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. notierte (CVCVVCCV) and nötigste (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
notierte
8 ch
nötigste

Why the eye confuses notierte with nötigste

A purely visual mix-up. notierte ([noˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and nötigste ([ˈnøːtɪçstə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notierte is recorded at frequency rank #25,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [noˈtiːɐ̯tə]. nötigste is at rank #36,533, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnøːtɪçstə].

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 62224, this pair ranks #720,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of notierte vs nötigste

Shared letters: eint. Private to "notierte": or. Private to "nötigste": gsö.

"notierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "nötigste" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notierte ← nnotierte · noiterte · noteirte · notieret · notierrte · notiertte · notietre · notirete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "notierte" and "nötigste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([noˈtiːɐ̯tə] versus [ˈnøːtɪçstə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "notierte" vs "nötigste" - which ranks higher?
"notierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,691 in our German list, against #36,533 for "nötigste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "notierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nötigste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #720,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "notierte" and "nötigste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notieren vs notierte". 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 #720,747 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