not
German, adverb
not is spelled N-O-T (3 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written German, the 1,771st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Not is a German adverb meaning “only used in nottun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Not is a different word: “need, imminence”.
What does not mean in English?
adverb
- 1
only used in nottun
noun
- 1
feminineneed, imminence
- 2
femininenecessity, poverty
- 3
feminineemergency, crisis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Zustand des Mangels oder des Fehlens an Lebenswichtigem 2. eine gefahrvolle, lebensbedrohliche Situation 3. ein seelischer Zustand der Rat- und Hoffnungslosigkeit
adjective: 1. notwendig, nötig
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 not
- Nöte plural
- Nöten dative definite plural
- Noth alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to not
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is not in German?
not appears 48 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).