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“Nähte” and “Nähten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,876
“Nähte” frequency rank
#34,834
“Nähten” frequency rank
62710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nähte Nähten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Naht Dativ Plural des Substantivs Naht

Where the eye mixes Nähte and Nähten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Nähte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Nähten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Nähte
6 ch
Nähten

Visual trap between Nähte and Nähten

A purely visual mix-up. Nähte ([ˈnɛːtə]) and Nähten ([ˈnɛːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Nähte” sits inside “Nähten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nähte is recorded at frequency rank #27,876, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛːtə]. Nähten is at rank #34,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛːtn̩].

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 62710, this pair ranks #702,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Nähte vs Nähten

Shared letters: ehntä. Private to "Nähte": -. Private to "Nähten": -.

"Nähte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Nähten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Nähte" for "Nähten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɛːtə] versus [ˈnɛːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Nähte" vs "Nähten" - which ranks higher?
"Nähte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,876 in our German list, against #34,834 for "Nähten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Nähte" and "Nähten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nähte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nähten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #702,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nähte" and "Nähten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs Nähten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #702,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list