Which to use
“nächster” and “nackter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,544
- “nächster” frequency rank
- #26,540
- “nackter” frequency rank
- 31084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nächster | nackter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs nah / nahe | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt |
Where the eye mixes nächster and nackter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nächster runs 8 letters (CVCCCCVC) against nackter's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nächster with nackter
A purely visual mix-up. nächster ([ˈnɛːçstɐ]) and nackter ([ˈnaktɐ]) 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 31084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nächster is recorded at frequency rank #4,544, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɛːçstɐ]. nackter is at rank #26,540, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktɐ].
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 31084, this pair ranks #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nächster vs nackter
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "nächster": hsä. Private to "nackter": ak.
"nächster" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "nackter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nackter ← anckter · nacckter · nacketr · nackkter · nackterr · nacktre · nacktter · nactker
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nächster" and "nackter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nächster" or "nackter" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nächster" and "nackter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nächster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nackter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nächster" and "nackter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nackter vs nickte". 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 #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.