Which to use
“nei” is a verb and “neun” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,309
- “nei” frequency rank
- #1,639
- “neun” frequency rank
- 39948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nei | neun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verneinen, negieren, abstreiten | die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn |
Letter map: nei vs neun
Shared letters muted; letters that set nei and neun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nei is averb and neunanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nei is recorded at frequency rank #38,309, classified as averb, pronounced […]. neun is at rank #1,639, tagged as anum, pronounced [nɔɪ̯n].
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 39948, this pair ranks #1,522,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nei vs neun
Shared letters: en. Private to "nei": i. Private to "neun": u.
"nei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "neun" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- neun ← enun · nenu · neunn · nneun · nuen