Which to use
“Ne” is an abbrev and “nur” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #322
- “Ne” frequency rank
- #40
- “nur” frequency rank
- 362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ne | nur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Neon | generell: unterstreicht die Betonung oder Einschränkung der Satzteilaussage |
Letter map: Ne vs nur
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ne and nur apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for Ne / nur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ne is anabbrev and nuraparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ne is recorded at frequency rank #322, classified as anabbrev. nur is at rank #40, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [nuːɐ̯].
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 362, this pair ranks #2,005,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ne vs nur
Shared letters: n. Private to "Ne": e. Private to "nur": ru.
"Ne" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ne" and "nur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ne" vs "nur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Ne" vs "nur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ne" and "nur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ne vs nox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,005,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.