Which to use
“nehme” and “nerve” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,674
- “nehme” frequency rank
- #48,351
- “nerve” frequency rank
- 50025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nehme | nerve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven |
Where the eye mixes nehme and nerve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nehme and nerve 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 nerve
A purely visual mix-up. nehme ([ˈneːmə]) and nerve ([ˈnɛʁfə]) 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 50025, 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]. nerve is at rank #48,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnɛʁfə].
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 50025, this pair ranks #1,189,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nehme vs nerve
Shared letters: en. Private to "nehme": hm. Private to "nerve": rv.
"nehme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nerve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nehme" and "nerve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nehme" vs "nerve" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "nerve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,189,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nehme" and "nerve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nerve vs Nervus". 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 #1,189,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.