noch mal
[nɔx maːl]
The verdict
“noch mal” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nochmals
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | noch mal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [nɔx maːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “noch mal” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for noch mal is 8 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nɔx maːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nochmals".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for noch mal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is noch mal, spelled N-O-C-H- -M-A-L.
Definition
- 1nochmals
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “noch mal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-O-C-H- -M-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nɔx maːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.