Which to use
“nassen” and “nasses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,546
- “nassen” frequency rank
- #49,113
- “nasses” frequency rank
- 61659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nassen | nasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass |
Where the eye mixes nassen and nasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nassen and nasses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nassen and nasses
A purely visual mix-up. nassen ([ˈnasn̩]) and nasses ([ˈnasəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “nassen” becomes s in “nasses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nassen is recorded at frequency rank #12,546, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnasn̩]. 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 61659, this pair ranks #741,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nassen vs nasses
Shared letters: aens. Private to "nassen": -. Private to "nasses": -.
"nassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nassen" for "nasses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nassen" vs "nasses" - 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 "nassen" 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 #741,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nassen" 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 #741,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.