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Which to use

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

#27,876
“Nähte” frequency rank
#3,986
“Note” frequency rank
31862
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nähte Note
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Naht Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es besteht aus Notenkopf und Hals, größere Notenwerte nur aus dem Notenkopf.

Where the eye mixes Nähte and Note

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Nähte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Note's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Nähte
4 ch
Note

Visual trap between Nähte and Note

A purely visual mix-up. Nähte ([ˈnɛːtə]) and Note ([ˈnoːtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31862, 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]. Note is at rank #3,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtə].

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 31862, this pair ranks #1,719,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nähte vs Note

Shared letters: ent. Private to "Nähte": hä. Private to "Note": o.

"Nähte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Note" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Note ← nnote · noet · notte · ntoe · onte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Nähte" for "Note" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɛːtə] versus [ˈnoːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Nähte" vs "Note" - which ranks higher?
"Note" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,986 in our German list, against #27,876 for "Nähte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Nähte" and "Note" 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 "Note" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,719,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nähte" and "Note" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagt vs Nähte". 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 #1,719,517 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