Which to use
“nes” is a noun and “nous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,778
- “nes” frequency rank
- #37,704
- “nous” frequency rank
- 66482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nes | nous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Landspitze | wir |
Letter map: nes vs nous
Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and nous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nes / nous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nes is anoun and nousapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. nous is at rank #37,704, tagged as apron, pronounced [nu].
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 66482, this pair ranks #571,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nes vs nous
Shared letters: ns. Private to "nes": e. Private to "nous": ou.
"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nes" and "nous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nes" vs "nous" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nes" and "nous".
- Full dictionary entry for "nes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #571,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nes" and "nous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nous vs nox". 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 #571,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.