Which to use
“Nebel” is a noun and “nee” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,630
- “Nebel” frequency rank
- #3,609
- “nee” frequency rank
- 9239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nebel | nee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gemisch fein verteilter Flüssigkeitströpfchen, meistens Wassertröpfchen, und/oder Eiskristalle in Gasen, meist in der Luft | nein |
Where the eye mixes Nebel and nee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Nebel vs nee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nebel is [ˈneːbl̩] while nee is [neː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nebel is recorded at frequency rank #5,630, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈneːbl̩]. nee is at rank #3,609, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [neː].
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 9239, this pair ranks #1,980,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nebel vs nee
Shared letters: en. Private to "Nebel": bl. Private to "nee": -.
"Nebel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "nee" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nebel ← enbel · nbeel · nebbel · nebell · neble · neebl · nnebel
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nebel" and "nee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Nebel" vs "nee" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Nebel" and "nee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nebel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nebel" and "nee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nee vs nerve". 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 #1,980,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.