Which to use
“näher” is an unknown and “Nasen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,564
- “näher” frequency rank
- #15,167
- “Nasen” frequency rank
- 16731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | näher | Nasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Komparativ von nah | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nase |
Where the eye mixes näher and Nasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: näher is [ˈnɛːɐ] while Nasen is [ˈnaːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
näher is recorded at frequency rank #1,564, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈnɛːɐ]. Nasen is at rank #15,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaːzn̩].
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 16731, this pair ranks #1,933,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of näher vs Nasen
Shared letters: en. Private to "näher": hrä. Private to "Nasen": as.
"näher" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Nasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nasen ← ansen · naesn · nasenn · nasne · nnasen · nsaen