Notariat

[notaˈʁi̯aːt]

/[notaˈʁi̯aːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Notariat” is uncommon German (frequency #88,078 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,078
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt eines Notars

Corpus desk

Index DE-notariat · Notariat · German

Notariat · rank #88,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,078
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH normierte

Nearest frequency peer: normierte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Notariat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Notariat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Notariat
PropertyValue
HeadwordNotariat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[notaˈʁi̯aːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Notariat“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Notariatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „normierte“ (#88,077), „Nonplusultra“ (#88,076), „Oberflächentemperatur“ (#88,080). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Notariat“ bei #88,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Notariat is uncommon German at frequency #88,078 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [notaˈʁi̯aːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Notariat in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Notariat, spelled N-O-T-A-R-I-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amt eines Notars
  2. 2
    Büro eines Notars

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heutzutage wird das Notariat nicht mehr vererbt.
  2. Sie ließen die Urkunde im Notariat bekundigen.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Notariat"?
"Notariat" is spelled N-O-T-A-R-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [notaˈʁi̯aːt].
What does "Notariat" mean?
As a noun, "Notariat" means: Amt eines Notars
How do you pronounce "Notariat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Notariat" is [notaˈʁi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Notariat" come from?
"Notariat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list