notwassern
[ˈnoːtˌvasɐn]
The verdict
“notwassern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - eine Notwasserung durchführen, also mit einem Luftfahrzeug auf dem Wasser niedergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-notwassern · notwassern · German
notwassern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | notwassern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnoːtˌvasɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „notwassern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
notwassern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnoːtˌvasɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
notwassern has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is notwassern, spelled N-O-T-W-A-S-S-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1eine Notwasserung durchführen, also mit einem Luftfahrzeug auf dem Wasser niedergehen
- 2vermittels einer Notwasserung landen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how notwassern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Simm ist mit ihrem Flugzeug auf der Weser notgewassert.
Nachdem die Motoren ausgefallen waren, musste der Pilot auf der Ostsee notwassern.
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.