Which to use
“nächste” and “nackte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #721
- “nächste” frequency rank
- #7,369
- “nackte” frequency rank
- 8090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nächste | nackte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nah / nahe | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt |
Where the eye mixes nächste and nackte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nächste runs 7 letters (CVCCCCV) against nackte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nächste vs nackte
A purely visual mix-up. nächste ([ˈnɛːçstə]) and nackte ([ˈnaktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nächste is recorded at frequency rank #721, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɛːçstə]. nackte is at rank #7,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktə].
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 8090, this pair ranks #1,985,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nächste vs nackte
Shared letters: cent. Private to "nächste": hsä. Private to "nackte": ak.
"nächste" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "nackte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nackte ← anckte · nacckte · nacket · nackkte · nacktte · nactke · nakcte · ncakte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nächste" and "nackte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nächste" or "nackte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nächste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nackte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nächste" and "nackte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nächste vs nächstem". 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 #1,985,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.