Which to use
“names” is a verb and “nes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,515
- “names” frequency rank
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- 65293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | names | nes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs name | Landspitze |
Letter map: names vs nes
Shared letters muted; letters that set names and nes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for names / nes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: names is averb and nesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
names is recorded at frequency rank #36,515, classified as averb, pronounced [neɪmz]. nes is at rank #28,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 65293, this pair ranks #611,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of names vs nes
Shared letters: ens. Private to "names": am. Private to "nes": -.
"names" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- names ← anmes · naems · namess · nammes · namse · nmaes · nnames
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "names" and "nes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "names" vs "nes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "names" vs "nes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "names" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #611,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "names" and "nes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs names". 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 #611,899 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.