Which to use
“NBA” is a noun and “near” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,103
- “NBA” frequency rank
- #33,730
- “near” frequency rank
- 44833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NBA | near |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nordamerikanische Basketball-Profiliga; die mit großem Abstand stärkste und populärste Basketball-Liga der Welt | nahe |
Letter map: NBA vs near
Shared letters muted; letters that set NBA and near apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - NBA and near
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: NBA is anoun and nearanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44833, 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]. near is at rank #33,730, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 44833, this pair ranks #1,373,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of NBA vs near
Shared letters: an. Private to "NBA": b. Private to "near": er.
"NBA" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "near" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- near ← enar · naer · nearr · nera · nnear
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "NBA" and "near" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "NBA" or "near" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "NBA" vs "near" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "NBA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "near" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,373,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NBA" and "near" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "near vs puzzles". 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 #1,373,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.