noch
German, conjunction/nɔx/
noch is spelled N-O-C-H (4 letters) and appears 3,548 times per million words in written German, the 38th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noch is a German conjunction meaning “nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does noch mean in English?
adverb
- 1
still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Magst du mich noch?
- 2
still, eventually, sometime (at an unspecified time in the future)
Er kommt noch.
- 3
additionally, in addition, besides, else; more often expressed in English with another, more
Da ist noch einer.
- 4
even, still
Seins ist sehr schön, aber deins ist noch schöner!
- 5
again
Wie war noch sein Name?
- 6
Added to parting phrases that express a wish for the following period of time.
Schönen Abend noch!
- 7
Gives vague temporal nuances, e.g. that something is over, or that it follows something else.
Das waren noch Zeiten!
- 8
Emphasizes that something has been preserved, inherited, passed on.
Der Ohrring ist noch von meiner Oma.
conjunction
- 1
nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. des Weiteren 2. zukünftig 3. bis jetzt, zur Zeit, gegenwärtig 4. auch nicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of noch
- ...noch canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce noch?
- standard /nɔx/
- /nɔ/
- Austria /no/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to noch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is noch in German?
noch appears 3,548 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).