noch

[nɔx]

/[nɔx]/ adv

The verdict

“noch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - des Weiteren

Corpus desk

Index DE-noch · noch · German

noch · rank #36 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #36
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nach

Nearest frequency peer: nach (-1 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 “noch”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “noch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

noch vs Not
25% similar
noch vs non
50% similar
noch vs now
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for noch
PropertyValue
Headwordnoch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[nɔx]
Letters4
Frequency rank#36
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “noch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). noch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around noch (IPA [nɔx]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #36 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for noch, with forms such as "ncoh", "nnoch", and "nocch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Not", "non", "now", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is noch, spelled N-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    des Weiteren
  2. 2
    zukünftig
  3. 3
    bis jetzt, zur Zeit, gegenwärtig
  4. 4
    auch nicht
  5. 5
    drückt in Sätzen mit konzessivem Gegensatz (oft mit„aber“,„dennoch“,„trotzdem“) eine betonte Bekräftigung des zweiten Teils aus; hebt hervor, dass eine Eigenschaft unerwarteterweise stark ausgeprägt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how noch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Termin wird nicht genügen, wir sollten noch einen vereinbaren.
  2. Wir sollten noch einen Termin vereinbaren, das haben wir bisher versäumt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

schonnoch nichtnicht mehrjedoch

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ncoh
  • nnoch
  • nocch
  • nochh
  • nohc
  • onch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of noch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ncoh2nnoch1nocch1nochh1nohc2onch2
Edit distance from "noch"

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noch"?
"noch" is spelled N-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔx].
What does "noch" mean?
As an adverb, "noch" means: des Weiteren
What words are commonly confused with "noch"?
"noch" is commonly confused with "Not", "non", "now". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "noch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noch" is [nɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noch" come from?
"noch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "noch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list