Which to use
“Nähten” and “Nutten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,834
- “Nähten” frequency rank
- #12,770
- “Nutten” frequency rank
- 47604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nähten | Nutten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Naht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nutte |
Where the eye mixes Nähten and Nutten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Nähten and Nutten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Nähten and Nutten
A purely visual mix-up. Nähten ([ˈnɛːtn̩]) and Nutten ([ˈnʊtn̩]) 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 47604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nähten is recorded at frequency rank #34,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛːtn̩]. Nutten is at rank #12,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊtn̩].
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 47604, this pair ranks #1,278,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Nähten vs Nutten
Shared letters: ent. Private to "Nähten": hä. Private to "Nutten": u.
"Nähten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Nutten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nutten ← nnutten · ntuten · nutetn · nuttenn · nuttne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nähten" and "Nutten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Nähten" or "Nutten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Nähten" and "Nutten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nähten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nutten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,278,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nähten" and "Nutten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs Nähten". 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 #1,278,550 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.