Notgroschen
[ˈnoːtˌɡʁɔʃn̩]
The verdict
“Notgroschen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,365 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,365
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für den Notfall zurückgelegtes Geld
Corpus desk
Index DE-notgroschen · Notgroschen · German
Notgroschen · rank #93,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,365
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH nordwestdeuts…
Nearest frequency peer: nordwestdeutschen (-2 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 „Notgroschen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nordseeinsel
Nordseeinsel
6,639 corpus weight
- nordwestdeu…
nordwestdeutschen
6,638 corpus weight
- Notgroschen
Notgroschen
6,636 corpus weight
- Nutzerinnen
Nutzerinnen
6,634 corpus weight
- nächtens
nächtens
6,633 corpus weight
- Oberbekleid…
Oberbekleidung
6,632 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Notgroschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Notgroschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnoːtˌɡʁɔʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Notgroschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Notgroschen is uncommon German at frequency #93,365 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːtˌɡʁɔʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für den Notfall zurückgelegtes Geld".
No misspelling variants are generated for Notgroschen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Notgroschen, spelled N-O-T-G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1für den Notfall zurückgelegtes Geld
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Notgroschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So wie sich Experten heute einig sind, dass eine Rückkehr Griechenlands zur Drachme deren sofortige Abwertung zur Folge hätte, was den Wert der Spareinlagen um die Hälfte verringern würde, verloren bereits Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts viele Österreicher ihren Notgroschen.“
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.
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