Notsituation

[ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Notsituation” is uncommon German (frequency #50,757 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,757
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwierige, bedrohende Lage

Corpus desk

Index DE-notsituation · Notsituation · German

Notsituation · rank #50,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,757
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH normalisieren

Nearest frequency peer: normalisieren (-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 „Notsituation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Notsituation
PropertyValue
HeadwordNotsituation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Notsituation“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „normalisieren“ (#50,756), „nouveau“ (#50,758), „Nuklearwaffen“ (#50,759). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Notsituation“ bei #50,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Notsituation is uncommon German at frequency #50,757 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwierige, bedrohende Lage".

Notsituation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Notsituation, spelled N-O-T-S-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwierige, bedrohende Lage

Synonyms

NotfallNotlageZwangslage

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 "Notsituation"?
"Notsituation" is spelled N-O-T-S-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Notsituation" mean?
As a noun, "Notsituation" means: schwierige, bedrohende Lage
How do you pronounce "Notsituation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Notsituation" is [ˈnoːtzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Notsituation" come from?
"Notsituation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list