Which to use
“Neffe” is a noun and “nehme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,717
- “Neffe” frequency rank
- #1,674
- “nehme” frequency rank
- 13391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neffe | nehme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sohn der Schwester oder des Bruders , im weiteren Sinne auch des Schwagers oder der Schwägerin | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Where the eye mixes Neffe and nehme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Neffe and nehme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Neffe vs nehme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neffe is [ˈnɛfə] while nehme is [ˈneːmə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neffe is recorded at frequency rank #11,717, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛfə]. nehme is at rank #1,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈneːmə].
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 13391, this pair ranks #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Neffe vs nehme
Shared letters: en. Private to "Neffe": f. Private to "nehme": hm.
"Neffe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nehme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Neffe" for "nehme" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Neffe" or "nehme"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Neffe" and "nehme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Neffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nehme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neffe" and "nehme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Neffe 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 #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.