Which to use
“nein” is a particle and “nes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #281
- “nein” frequency rank
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- 29059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nein | nes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partikel, die Ablehnung, Verneinung, Negation, Widerspruch bekundet, gewöhnlich auf eine Frage | Landspitze |
Letter map: nein vs nes
Shared letters muted; letters that set nein and nes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nein is aparticle and nesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nein is recorded at frequency rank #281, classified as aparticle, pronounced [naɪ̯n]. nes is at rank #28,778, tagged as anoun, 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 29059, this pair ranks #1,773,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nein vs nes
Shared letters: en. Private to "nein": i. Private to "nes": s.
"nein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nein ← enin · neinn · neni · nien · nnein