Which to use
“nannte” and “nannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,270
- “nannte” frequency rank
- #9,955
- “nannten” frequency rank
- 13225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nannte | nannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs nennen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs nennen |
Where the eye mixes nannte and nannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nannte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against nannten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nannte with nannten
A purely visual mix-up. nannte ([ˈnantə]) and nannten ([ˈnantn̩]) 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) - “nannte” sits inside “nannten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nannte is recorded at frequency rank #3,270, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnantə]. nannten is at rank #9,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnantn̩].
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 13225, this pair ranks #1,959,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nannte vs nannten
Shared letters: aent. Private to "nannte": -. Private to "nannten": -.
"nannte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nannten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nannte" and "nannten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nannte" or "nannten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nannte" and "nannten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nannten vs Nantes". 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 #1,959,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.