Which to use
“nagt” is a verb and “nagy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,816
- “nagt” frequency rank
- #49,111
- “nagy” frequency rank
- 93927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nagt | nagy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nagen | groß |
Where the eye mixes nagt and nagy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nagt (CVCC) and nagy (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nagt vs nagy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nagt is [naːkt] while nagy is [nɒɟ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “nagt” becomes y in “nagy”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nagt is recorded at frequency rank #44,816, classified as averb, pronounced [naːkt]. nagy is at rank #49,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [nɒɟ].
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 93927, this pair ranks #19,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nagt vs nagy
Shared letters: agn. Private to "nagt": t. Private to "nagy": y.
"nagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nagy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nagt" and "nagy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nagt" or "nagy" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nagy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nagt" and "nagy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs nagy". 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 #19,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.