noc
[nɔt͡s]
The verdict
“noc” is uncommon German (frequency #54,764 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,764
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Tages, an dem die Sonne untergangen ist und es dunkel ist; Nacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-noc · noc · German
noc · rank #54,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,764
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH nigerianische
Nearest frequency peer: nigerianische (-2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “noc”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- neven
neven
45,241 corpus weight
- Nieselregen
Nieselregen
45,240 corpus weight
- nigerianisc…
nigerianische
45,239 corpus weight
- noc
noc
45,237 corpus weight
- Noob
Noob
45,235 corpus weight
- normiert
normiert
45,234 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “noc” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | noc |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɔt͡s] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #54,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “noc” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
noc is uncommon German at frequency #54,764 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Tages, an dem die Sonne untergangen ist und es dunkel ist; Nacht".
noc has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is noc, spelled N-O-C.
Definition
- 1Teil des Tages, an dem die Sonne untergangen ist und es dunkel ist; Nacht
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.