Which to use
“nebst” is a preposition and “nehmt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,425
- “nebst” frequency rank
- #6,093
- “nehmt” frequency rank
- 14518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nebst | nehmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Dativ, veraltend: zusammen mit etwas oder jemandem | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Where the eye mixes nebst and nehmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nebst and nehmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nebst and nehmt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nebst is [neːpst] while nehmt is [neːmt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nebst is recorded at frequency rank #8,425, classified as aprep, pronounced [neːpst]. nehmt is at rank #6,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [neːmt].
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 14518, this pair ranks #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nebst vs nehmt
Shared letters: ent. Private to "nebst": bs. Private to "nehmt": hm.
"nebst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nehmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nebst" and "nehmt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nebst" or "nehmt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nebst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nehmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nebst" and "nehmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nebst vs nervst". 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 #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.