Which to use
“Nässe” is a noun and “nassen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,692
- “Nässe” frequency rank
- #12,546
- “nassen” frequency rank
- 38238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nässe | nassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass |
Where the eye mixes Nässe and nassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Nässe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nassen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Nässe with nassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nässe is [ˈnɛsə] while nassen is [ˈnasn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nässe is recorded at frequency rank #25,692, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛsə]. nassen is at rank #12,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnasn̩].
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 38238, this pair ranks #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nässe vs nassen
Shared letters: ens. Private to "Nässe": ä. Private to "nassen": a.
"Nässe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nassen ← anssen · nasesn · nassenn · nassne · naßen · nnassen · nsasen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Nässe" and "nassen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Nässe" vs "nassen" - which ranks higher?
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 "Nässe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nässe" and "nassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nässe 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 #1,569,182 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.