Which to use
“hits” is a verb and “nina” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- #6,095
- “nina” frequency rank
- 13432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | nina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit | Nase |
Letter map: hits vs nina
Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and nina apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hits (CVCC) and nina (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hits vs nina
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and ninaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. nina is at rank #6,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13432, this pair ranks #1,958,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs nina
Shared letters: i. Private to "hits": hst. Private to "nina": an.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nina" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hits" and "nina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hits" or "nina" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "hits" vs "nina" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "nina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,958,030 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.