Which to use
“Nemo” is a name and “nes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,193
- “Nemo” frequency rank
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- 59971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nemo | nes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Landspitze |
Letter map: Nemo vs nes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Nemo and nes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Nemo and nes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Nemo is aname and nesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nemo is recorded at frequency rank #31,193, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈneːmo]. 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 59971, this pair ranks #804,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Nemo vs nes
Shared letters: en. Private to "Nemo": mo. Private to "nes": s.
"Nemo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nemo ← enmo · nemmo · neom · nmeo · nnemo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nemo" for "nes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Nemo" vs "nes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Nemo" and "nes".
- Full dictionary entry for "Nemo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #804,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nemo" and "nes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nes 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 #804,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.