nes vs nox, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#28,778
“nes” frequency rank: #46,886
“nox” frequency rank: 75664
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	nes	nox
Definition	Landspitze	die Nacht

Letter map: nes vs nox

Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and nox apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. nes and nox follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch

nes

3 ch

nox

Spelling & dictionary notes on nes vs nox

nes and nox 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. nox is at rank #46,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [nɔks].

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 75664, this pair ranks #302,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nes vs nox

Shared letters: n. Private to "nes": es. Private to "nox": ox.

"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nes" and "nox" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "nes" or "nox"?

"nes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,778 in our German list, against #46,886 for "nox". 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 "nox". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "nes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "nox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #302,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"nes" and "nox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "node vs nox". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #302,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.