Which to use
“nes” is a noun and “neun” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- #1,639
- “neun” frequency rank
- 30417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nes | neun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Landspitze | die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn |
Letter map: nes vs neun
Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and neun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nes runs 3 letters (CVC) against neun's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: nes vs neun
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nes is anoun and neunanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. neun is at rank #1,639, tagged as anum, pronounced [nɔɪ̯n].
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 30417, this pair ranks #1,748,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nes vs neun
Shared letters: en. Private to "nes": s. Private to "neun": u.
"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "neun" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- neun ← enun · nenu · neunn · nneun · nuen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nes" and "neun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nes" or "neun" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "nes" vs "neun" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nes" and "neun" 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 #1,748,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.