Which to use
“nes” is a noun and “Neuss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- #11,939
- “Neuss” frequency rank
- 40717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nes | Neuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Landspitze | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Letter map: nes vs Neuss
Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and Neuss apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - nes and Neuss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nes is anoun and Neussaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Neuss is at rank #11,939, tagged as aname, pronounced [nɔɪ̯s].
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 40717, this pair ranks #1,500,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nes vs Neuss
Shared letters: ens. Private to "nes": -. Private to "Neuss": u.
"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Neuss" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Neuss ← enuss · nesus · neus · neuß · nneuss · nuess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "nes" vs "Neuss" 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 "Neuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nes" and "Neuss" 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 #1,500,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.