Which to use
“nehme” is a verb and “Nette” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,674
- “nehme” frequency rank
- #3,060
- “Nette” frequency rank
- 4734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nehme | Nette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen | linker Nebenfluss des Rheins, der bei Weißenthurm in den Mittelrhein mündet |
Letter map: nehme vs Nette
Shared letters muted; letters that set nehme and Nette apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. nehme and Nette follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - nehme and Nette
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nehme is averb and Netteaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4734, 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]. Nette is at rank #3,060, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 4734, this pair ranks #1,996,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nehme vs Nette
Shared letters: en. Private to "nehme": hm. Private to "Nette": t.
"nehme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Nette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nehme" and "Nette" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nehme" vs "Nette" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nehme" and "Nette".
- Full dictionary entry for "nehme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nehme" and "Nette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nette vs puzzles". 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 #1,996,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.