Notunterkunft

[ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft]

/[ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft]/ noun

The verdict

“Notunterkunft” is uncommon German (frequency #71,666 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,666
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - behelfsmäßiger Wohnraum

Corpus desk

Index DE-notunterkunft · Notunterkunft · German

Notunterkunft · rank #71,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,666
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Notrufnummer

Nearest frequency peer: Notrufnummer (-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 „Notunterkunft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Notunterkunft
PropertyValue
HeadwordNotunterkunft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft]
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Notunterkunft“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Notunterkunftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Notrufnummer“ (#71,665), „nouvelles“ (#71,667), „Nordmann“ (#71,664). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Notunterkunft“ bei #71,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Notunterkunft is uncommon German at frequency #71,666 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "behelfsmäßiger Wohnraum".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Notunterkunft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Notunterkunft, spelled N-O-T-U-N-T-E-R-K-U-N-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    behelfsmäßiger Wohnraum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Innen- und Sozialbehörde hätten sich mit den Hamburger Hilfsorganisationen zu diesem Schritt entschieden, weil die im November geschaffenen Notunterkünfte schon jetzt an ihre Kapazitätsgrenzen gestoßen seien.“
  2. „Auf der Eninger Weide sind Notunterkünfte entstanden, in denen die Aussiedler bleiben können, bis sie im Landkreis Reutlingen Wohnraum gefunden haben.“

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 "Notunterkunft"?
"Notunterkunft" is spelled N-O-T-U-N-T-E-R-K-U-N-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft].
What does "Notunterkunft" mean?
As a noun, "Notunterkunft" means: behelfsmäßiger Wohnraum
How do you pronounce "Notunterkunft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Notunterkunft" is [ˈnoːtʔʊntɐˌkʊnft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Notunterkunft" come from?
"Notunterkunft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list