# nerve vs neue

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### nerve
*verb · IPA [ˈnɛʁfə] · frequency rank #48,351*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven

### neue
*adjective · IPA [ˈnɔɪ̯ə] · frequency rank #156*
Nominativ Singular Femininum des Adjektivs neu

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/nerve-vs-neue