Which to use
“Neger” is a noun and “neuen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,351
- “Neger” frequency rank
- #216
- “neuen” frequency rank
- 12567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neger | neuen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein dunkelhäutiger Mensch subsaharischer Abstammung | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs neu |
Where the eye mixes Neger and neuen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Neger (CVCVC) and neuen (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Neger vs neuen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neger is [ˈneːɡɐ] while neuen is [ˈnɔɪ̯ən]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neger is recorded at frequency rank #12,351, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈneːɡɐ]. neuen is at rank #216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ən].
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 12567, this pair ranks #1,963,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Neger vs neuen
Shared letters: en. Private to "Neger": gr. Private to "neuen": u.
"Neger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "neuen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Neger" for "neuen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Neger" or "neuen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Neger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neuen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neger" and "neuen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs Neger". 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 #1,963,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.