NasevsNSUWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Nase is a noun, NSU is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Nase” is a noun and “NSU” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,981
“Nase” frequency rank
#6,456
“NSU” frequency rank
8437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nase NSU
Definition ein Geruchs- und Atmungsorgan in der Mitte des Gesichts Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund: rechtsextreme terroristische Vereinigung

Letter map: Nase vs NSU

Shared letters muted; letters that set Nase and NSU apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Nase
3 ch
NSU

Part-of-speech tell for Nase / NSU

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Nase is anoun and NSUanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nase is recorded at frequency rank #1,981, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaːzə]. NSU is at rank #6,456, tagged as anabbrev, 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 8437, this pair ranks #1,984,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nase vs NSU

Shared letters: ns. Private to "Nase": ae. Private to "NSU": u.

"Nase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "NSU" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Naseanse · naes · nasse · nnase · nsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Nase" for "NSU" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Nase" is a noun and "NSU" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Nase" vs "NSU" - which ranks higher?
"Nase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,981 in our German list, against #6,456 for "NSU". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Nase" and "NSU".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "NSU" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,984,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nase" and "NSU" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NSU vs puzzles". 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 #1,984,283 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