Which to use
“neos” is a verb and “non” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,662
- “neos” frequency rank
- #5,204
- “non” frequency rank
- 18866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neos | non |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs nei | nicht |
Letter map: neos vs non
Shared letters muted; letters that set neos and non apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - neos and non
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: neos is averb and nonanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neos is recorded at frequency rank #13,662, classified as averb, pronounced […]. non is at rank #5,204, tagged as anadv, 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 18866, this pair ranks #1,914,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neos vs non
Shared letters: no. Private to "neos": es. Private to "non": -.
"neos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "non" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- neos ← enos · neoss · neso · nneos · noes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neos" and "non" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "neos" or "non"?
What to do next
Pair "neos" vs "non" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "neos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "non" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neos" and "non" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neos 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 #1,914,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.