Notwehr
German, noun/ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯/
Notwehr is spelled N-O-T-W-E-H-R (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notwehr is a German feminine noun meaning “self-defense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verteidigung in Form von Gegenwehr, die aufgrund einer dazu führenden Bedrohung straffrei bleibt”.
What does Notwehr mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-defense
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verteidigung in Form von Gegenwehr, die aufgrund einer dazu führenden Bedrohung straffrei bleibt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Notwehr?
- /ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯/
- [ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Notwehr in German?
Notwehr appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).