nötigsten

[ˈnøːtɪçstn̩]

/[ˈnøːtɪçstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“nötigsten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,762 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,762
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig

Corpus desk

Index DE-notigsten · nötigsten · German

nötigsten · rank #50,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,762
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nörgeln

Nearest frequency peer: nörgeln (-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 „nötigsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nötigsten
PropertyValue
Headwordnötigsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnøːtɪçstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nötigsten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nötigstenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nörgeln“ (#50,761), „Oberflächlichkeit“ (#50,763), „Oberin“ (#50,764). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nötigsten“ bei #50,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nötigsten is uncommon German at frequency #50,762 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnøːtɪçstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nötigsten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nötigsten, spelled N-Ö-T-I-G-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig

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 "nötigsten"?
"nötigsten" is spelled N-Ö-T-I-G-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnøːtɪçstn̩].
What does "nötigsten" mean?
As an adjective, "nötigsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs nötig
How do you pronounce "nötigsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nötigsten" is [ˈnøːtɪçstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nötigsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list