notabene
[ˌnoːtaˈbeːnə]
The verdict
“notabene” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bildungssprachlich wohlgemerkt, übrigens
Corpus desk
Index DE-notabene · notabene · German
notabene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | notabene |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌnoːtaˈbeːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „notabene“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
notabene is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˌnoːtaˈbeːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bildungssprachlich wohlgemerkt, übrigens".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for notabene, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is notabene, spelled N-O-T-A-B-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1bildungssprachlich wohlgemerkt, übrigens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how notabene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser Eintrag steht notabene unter „Deutsch“.
Falls ihr das noch nicht gewusst habt, wir haben notabene Latein während des Studiums.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.