Which to use
“nehme” and “nenne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,674
- “nehme” frequency rank
- #5,400
- “nenne” frequency rank
- 7074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nehme | nenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nennen |
Where the eye mixes nehme and nenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nehme and nenne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: nehme vs nenne
A purely visual mix-up. nehme ([ˈneːmə]) and nenne ([ˈnɛnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nehme is recorded at frequency rank #1,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈneːmə]. nenne is at rank #5,400, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnɛnə].
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 7074, this pair ranks #1,989,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nehme vs nenne
Shared letters: en. Private to "nehme": hm. Private to "nenne": -.
"nehme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nenne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nehme" and "nenne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nehme" or "nenne"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nehme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nehme" and "nenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nenne vs Neuner". 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 #1,989,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.