Notorietät

[ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt]

/[ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Notorietät” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Tatsache, dass etwas offenkundig, (jedermann) bekannt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-notorietat · Notorietät · German

Notorietät · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Notorietät
PropertyValue
HeadwordNotorietät
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Notorietät“ im Deutschen

Notorietätsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Notorietät is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Tatsache, dass etwas offenkundig, (jedermann) bekannt ist".

Notorietät has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Notorietät, spelled N-O-T-O-R-I-E-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Tatsache, dass etwas offenkundig, (jedermann) bekannt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Notorietät appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die notorietätsbegründenden Umstände - In seinem Kapitel 'Von kundtlich wissen' beschreibt der Laienspiegel drei Kategorien der Notorietät. Unterscheidungskriterium sind die Umstände, aus denen die Gewissheit resultiert.“
  2. „Man unterscheidet verschiedene Arten der Notorietät nach dem Umfange der Kreise, in welchem die fragliche Thatsache bekannt ist.“ (1857)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Notorietät"?
"Notorietät" is spelled N-O-T-O-R-I-E-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt].
What does "Notorietät" mean?
As a noun, "Notorietät" means: die Tatsache, dass etwas offenkundig, (jedermann) bekannt ist
How do you pronounce "Notorietät"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Notorietät" is [ˌnotoʁieˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Notorietät" come from?
"Notorietät" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list