Which to use
“Nahmen” is a name and “Narben” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,510
- “Nahmen” frequency rank
- #13,209
- “Narben” frequency rank
- 15719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nahmen | Narben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Narbe |
Letter map: Nahmen vs Narben
Shared letters muted; letters that set Nahmen and Narben apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Nahmen vs Narben
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Nahmen is aname and Narbenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nahmen is recorded at frequency rank #2,510, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Narben is at rank #13,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaʁbn̩].
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 15719, this pair ranks #1,941,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nahmen vs Narben
Shared letters: aen. Private to "Nahmen": hm. Private to "Narben": br.
"Nahmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Narben" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nahmen" for "Narben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Nahmen" vs "Narben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Nahmen" vs "Narben" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Narben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nahmen" and "Narben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs Narben". 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 #1,941,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.