Nothalt
[ˈnoːtˌhalt]
The verdict
“Nothalt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Notfällen eingeleitete sofortige Bremsung des Fahrzeuges
Corpus desk
Index DE-nothalt · Nothalt · German
Nothalt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nothalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnoːtˌhalt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nothalt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nothalt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːtˌhalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Notfällen eingeleitete sofortige Bremsung des Fahrzeuges".
Nothalt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nothalt, spelled N-O-T-H-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1in Notfällen eingeleitete sofortige Bremsung des Fahrzeuges
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nothalt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Fahrdienstleiter im Stellwerk Hordorf habe daraufhin über Funk einen Nothalt angeordnet.“
„Der Zug legte daraufhin in der Nähe von Rathenow (Brandenburg) einen Nothalt ein.“
Synonyms
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.