Which to use
“NBA” and “NC” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,103
- “NBA” frequency rank
- #19,655
- “NC” frequency rank
- 30758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NBA | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nordamerikanische Basketball-Profiliga; die mit großem Abstand stärkste und populärste Basketball-Liga der Welt | Numerus clausus |
Where the eye mixes NBA and NC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: NBA vs NC
A purely visual mix-up. NBA ([ɛnbiˈʔɛɪ̯]) and NC ([ɛnˈtseː]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NBA is recorded at frequency rank #11,103, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛnbiˈʔɛɪ̯]. NC is at rank #19,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛnˈtseː].
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 30758, this pair ranks #1,741,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of NBA vs NC
Shared letters: n. Private to "NBA": ab. Private to "NC": c.
"NBA" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "NC" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "NBA" and "NC" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "NBA" or "NC" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "NBA" and "NC" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "NBA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NBA" and "NC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NC vs nox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,741,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.