NähtevsNutteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#27,876
“Nähte” frequency rank
#13,664
“Nutte” frequency rank
41540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nähte Nutte
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Naht eine Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt

Where the eye mixes Nähte and Nutte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Nähte
5 ch
Nutte

Look-alike desk: Nähte vs Nutte

A purely visual mix-up. Nähte ([ˈnɛːtə]) and Nutte ([ˈnʊtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41540, 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]. Nutte is at rank #13,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊtə].

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 41540, this pair ranks #1,476,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Nähte vs Nutte

Shared letters: ent. Private to "Nähte": . Private to "Nutte": u.

"Nähte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Nutte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nuttennutte · ntute · nute · nutet · untte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Nähte" for "Nutte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɛːtə] versus [ˈnʊtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Nähte" or "Nutte"?
"Nutte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,664 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nähte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,476,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nähte" and "Nutte" 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 #1,476,373 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