Note

/[ˈnoːtə]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,986

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Note is aGermannoun. It means: Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es b... Pronounced [ˈnoːtə]. It ranks #3,986 in German word frequency. Often confused with NT and now.

Key facts for Note
PropertyValue
HeadwordNote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnoːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,986
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Note in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Note is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnoːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,986 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Note, with forms such as "nnote", "noet", and "notte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NT", "now", "nov", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Note, spelled N-O-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es besteht aus Notenkopf und Hals, größere Notenwerte nur aus dem Notenkopf.
  2. 2
    ein Schriftstück oder ein Druckwerk mit Notenliteratur
  3. 3
    eine als Zahl oder in Worten ausgedrückte Leistungsbewertung
  4. 4
    Geldschein, der im alltäglichen Zahlungsverkehr genutzt wird
  5. 5
    schriftliche Mitteilung im Verkehr zwischen Institutionen
  6. 6
    charakteristischer Stil einer Person oder Sache

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnote,noet,notte,ntoe,onte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Note

Misspelling Variants of "Note"

nnote5noet4notte5ntoe4onte4
Misspelling Variants of "Note"

Frequency rank: #3,986 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Note"?
"Note" is spelled N-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːtə].
What does "Note" mean?
As a noun, "Note" means: Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es b...
What words are commonly confused with "Note"?
"Note" is commonly confused with "NT", "now", "nov". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Note"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Note" is [ˈnoːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Note" come from?
"Note" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.