# näherten vs Nähten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### näherten
*verb · IPA [ˈnɛːɐtn̩] · frequency rank #41,368*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nähern

### Nähten
*noun · IPA [ˈnɛːtn̩] · frequency rank #34,834*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Naht

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/naherten-vs-nahten