Which to use
“nasser” and “nasses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,367
- “nasser” frequency rank
- #49,113
- “nasses” frequency rank
- 70480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nasser | nasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ 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 nasser and nasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nasser and nasses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nasser with nasses
A purely visual mix-up. nasser ([ˈnasɐ]) 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 - r in “nasser” becomes s in “nasses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nasser is recorded at frequency rank #21,367, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnasɐ]. 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 70480, this pair ranks #445,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nasser vs nasses
Shared letters: aens. Private to "nasser": r. Private to "nasses": -.
"nasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nasser" and "nasses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nasser" or "nasses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nasser" and "nasses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nasser" 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 #445,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nasser" 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 #445,080 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.