Notruf

[ˈnoːtˌʁuːf]

/[ˈnoːtˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Notruf” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,106
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signal, das übermittelt wird, um bei einem Notfall Hilfe zu alarmieren, üblicherweise das telefonische Anfordern von Rettungsdiensten wie Feuerwehr, Polizei oder Rettung

Corpus desk

Index DE-notruf · Notruf · German

Notruf · rank #11,106 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,106
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH notiert

Nearest frequency peer: notiert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Notruf“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Notruf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Notruf vs notre
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Notruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordNotruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnoːtˌʁuːf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,106
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Notruf“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Notrufliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „notiert“ (#11,105), „Nutzern“ (#11,107), „Niederländische“ (#11,104). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Notruf“ bei #11,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Notruf (IPA [ˈnoːtˌʁuːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,106 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Notruf, with forms such as "nnotruf", "nortuf", and "notrfu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "notre", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Notruf, spelled N-O-T-R-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signal, das übermittelt wird, um bei einem Notfall Hilfe zu alarmieren, üblicherweise das telefonische Anfordern von Rettungsdiensten wie Feuerwehr, Polizei oder Rettung
  2. 2
    Telefonnummer, die in Notfällen angerufen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der berief Walter von Leon: »Nimm tausend Franken und besetze die Pässe und Hügel und wenn du den Notruf unsrer Hörner hörst, dann steigst du mit siebenhundert zu uns herab.«“
  2. „Jetzt vernahm er auch Ausrufe, ohne sie verstehen zu können. In der Annahme, daß es sich um einen Notruf handle, lief er auf dem Pfade dem Kommenden entgegen […].“

Synonyms

HilferufNotrufnummer

This word in other languages

appel d'urgence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotruf
  • nortuf
  • notrfu
  • notrruf
  • notruff
  • nottruf
  • noturf
  • ntoruf
  • ontruf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Notruf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnotruf1nortuf2notrfu2notrruf1notruff1nottruf1noturf2ntoruf2
Edit distance from "Notruf"

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 "Notruf"?
"Notruf" is spelled N-O-T-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːtˌʁuːf].
What does "Notruf" mean?
As a noun, "Notruf" means: Signal, das übermittelt wird, um bei einem Notfall Hilfe zu alarmieren, üblicherweise das telefonische Anfordern von Rettungsdiensten wie Feuerwehr, Polizei oder Rettung
What words are commonly confused with "Notruf"?
"Notruf" is commonly confused with "notre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Notruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Notruf" is [ˈnoːtˌʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Notruf" come from?
"Notruf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Lampen9 variantsTrottel9 variantsKatrin9 variantstweets9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list