Which to use
“Nassau” is a name and “nasses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,320
- “Nassau” frequency rank
- #49,113
- “nasses” frequency rank
- 68433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nassau | nasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ehemaliger Mitgliedstaat des Deutschen Bundes | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass |
Where the eye mixes Nassau and nasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Nassau (CVCCVV) and nasses (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Nassau and nasses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nassau is [ˈnasaʊ̯] while nasses is [ˈnasəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nassau is recorded at frequency rank #19,320, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈnasaʊ̯]. nasses is at rank #49,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnasəs].
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 68433, this pair ranks #507,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Nassau vs nasses
Shared letters: ans. Private to "Nassau": u. Private to "nasses": e.
"Nassau" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "nasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nassau" for "nasses" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Nassau" or "nasses" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nassau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #507,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nassau" and "nasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nasses vs Nissen". 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 #507,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.