Which to use
“nei” is a verb and “nein” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,309
- “nei” frequency rank
- #281
- “nein” frequency rank
- 38590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nei | nein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verneinen, negieren, abstreiten | Partikel, die Ablehnung, Verneinung, Negation, Widerspruch bekundet, gewöhnlich auf eine Frage |
Letter map: nei vs nein
Shared letters muted; letters that set nei and nein apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nei is averb and neinaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nei” sits inside “nein”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nei is recorded at frequency rank #38,309, classified as averb, pronounced […]. nein is at rank #281, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [naɪ̯n].
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 38590, this pair ranks #1,559,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nei vs nein
Shared letters: ein. Private to "nei": -. Private to "nein": -.
"nei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nein ← enin · neinn · neni · nien · nnein