neosvsnomTell them apart

Quick tell: neos is a verb, nom is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“neos” is a verb and “nom” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,662
“neos” frequency rank
#22,082
“nom” frequency rank
35744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neos nom
Definition Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs nei Name

Letter map: neos vs nom

Shared letters muted; letters that set neos and nom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
neos
3 ch
nom

Grammar separator: neos vs nom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: neos is averb and nomanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neos is recorded at frequency rank #13,662, classified as averb, pronounced […]. nom is at rank #22,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced [nɔ̃].

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 35744, this pair ranks #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of neos vs nom

Shared letters: no. Private to "neos": es. Private to "nom": m.

"neos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neosenos · neoss · neso · nneos · noes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "neos" for "nom" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "neos" is a verb and "nom" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "neos" vs "nom" - which ranks higher?
"neos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,662 in our German list, against #22,082 for "nom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "neos" and "nom". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "neos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "neos" and "nom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nom vs nox". 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 #1,632,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list