Which to use
“nagt” and “nahm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,816
- “nagt” frequency rank
- #936
- “nahm” frequency rank
- 45752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nagt | nahm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nagen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Where the eye mixes nagt and nahm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nagt and nahm follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: nagt vs nahm
A purely visual mix-up. nagt ([naːkt]) and nahm ([naːm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45752, 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]. nahm is at rank #936, tagged as averb, pronounced [naːm].
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 45752, this pair ranks #1,342,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nagt vs nahm
Shared letters: an. Private to "nagt": gt. Private to "nahm": hm.
"nagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nahm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nagt" and "nahm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nagt" or "nahm" 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 "nahm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nagt" and "nahm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs nagt". 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 #1,342,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.