nesvsNexusTell them apart

Which to use

“nes” and “Nexus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,778
“nes” frequency rank
#19,323
“Nexus” frequency rank
48101
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nes Nexus
Definition Landspitze Verbindung, Verkettung, Zusammenhang

Letter map: nes vs Nexus

Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and Nexus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
nes
5 ch
Nexus

Corpus notes: nes and Nexus

nes and Nexus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Nexus is at rank #19,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛksʊs].

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 48101, this pair ranks #1,260,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nes vs Nexus

Shared letters: ens. Private to "nes": -. Private to "Nexus": ux.

"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Nexus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nexusenxus · neuxs · nexsu · nexuss · nexxus · nnexus · nxeus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nes" and "Nexus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "nes" vs "Nexus" - which ranks higher?
"Nexus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,323 in our German list, against #28,778 for "nes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "nes" and "Nexus". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nexus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,260,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nes" and "Nexus" 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 #1,260,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list