Which to use
“nervt” is a verb and “next” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,401
- “nervt” frequency rank
- #9,246
- “next” frequency rank
- 14647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nervt | next |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven | in einer Reihe folgend, nächster |
Letter map: nervt vs next
Shared letters muted; letters that set nervt and next apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - nervt and next
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nervt is averb and nextanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nervt is recorded at frequency rank #5,401, classified as averb, pronounced [nɛʁft]. next is at rank #9,246, tagged as anadj, 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 14647, this pair ranks #1,949,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nervt vs next
Shared letters: ent. Private to "nervt": rv. Private to "next": x.
"nervt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "next" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nervt" and "next" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nervt" vs "next" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "nervt" and "next". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nervt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "next" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nervt" and "next" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "next 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 #1,949,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.