notdürftig
[ˈnoːtˌdʏʁftɪç]
The verdict
“notdürftig” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,315
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (erst einmal) gerade nur so weit, so viel, wie unbedingt nötig/notwendig ist (um zum Beispiel Verlust oder dauerhaften Schaden abzuwenden)
Corpus desk
Index DE-notdurftig · notdürftig · German
notdürftig · rank #38,315 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,315
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH niederländisc…
Nearest frequency peer: niederländischer (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “notdürftig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nestor
Nestor
61,689 corpus weight
- Neuenahr
Neuenahr
61,688 corpus weight
- niederländi…
niederländischer
61,687 corpus weight
- notdürftig
notdürftig
61,686 corpus weight
- numerische
numerische
61,685 corpus weight
- nutzbare
nutzbare
61,684 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “notdürftig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | notdürftig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnoːtˌdʏʁftɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #38,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “notdürftig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around notdürftig (IPA [ˈnoːtˌdʏʁftɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,315 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(erst einmal) gerade nur so weit, so viel, wie unbedingt nötig/notwendig ist (um zum Beispiel Verlust oder dauerhaften Schaden abzuwenden)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for notdürftig, with forms such as "nnotdürftig", "nodtürftig", and "notddürftig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is notdürftig, spelled N-O-T-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1(erst einmal) gerade nur so weit, so viel, wie unbedingt nötig/notwendig ist (um zum Beispiel Verlust oder dauerhaften Schaden abzuwenden)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnotdürftig
- nodtürftig
- notddürftig
- notdrüftig
- notdüfrtig
- notdürfftig
- notdürfitg
- notdürftgi
- notdürftigg
- notdürfttig
- notdürrftig
- notdürtfig
- nottdürftig
- notüdrftig
- ntodürftig
- ontdürftig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of notdürftig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "notdürftig"?
What does "notdürftig" mean?
What are common misspellings of "notdürftig"?
How do you pronounce "notdürftig"?
What language does "notdürftig" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "notdürftig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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.