Which to use
“nes” is a noun and “nic” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- #33,733
- “nic” frequency rank
- 62511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nes | nic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Landspitze | nichts |
Letter map: nes vs nic
Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and nic apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. nes and nic follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for nes / nic
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nes is anoun and nicapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. nic is at rank #33,733, tagged as apron, pronounced [ɲit͡s].
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 62511, this pair ranks #710,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nes vs nic
Shared letters: n. Private to "nes": es. Private to "nic": ci.
"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nic" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nes" and "nic" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nes" or "nic" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "nes" and "nic". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #710,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nes" and "nic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nic vs nox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #710,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.