Which to use
“nass” is an adjective and “NSA” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,515
- “nass” frequency rank
- #4,454
- “NSA” frequency rank
- 9969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nass | NSA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit anhaftender Flüssigkeit, mit Flüssigkeit durchsetzt, von Flüssigkeit bedeckt | National Security Agency, militärischer Nachrichtendienst der USA |
Letter map: nass vs NSA
Shared letters muted; letters that set nass and NSA apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nass / NSA
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nass is anadjective and NSAanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nass is recorded at frequency rank #5,515, classified as anadj, pronounced [nas]. NSA is at rank #4,454, 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 9969, this pair ranks #1,977,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nass vs NSA
Shared letters: ans. Private to "nass": -. Private to "NSA": -.
"nass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "NSA" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nass ← anss · naß · nnass · nsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nass" for "NSA" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "nass" or "NSA" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nass" and "NSA".
- Full dictionary entry for "nass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NSA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nass" and "NSA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nass vs nasses". 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 #1,977,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.