nesvsplantsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,778
“nes” frequency rank
#49,962
“plants” frequency rank
78740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nes plants
Definition Landspitze Plural des Substantivs plant

Letter map: nes vs plants

Shared letters muted; letters that set nes and plants apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nes runs 3 letters (CVC) against plants's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
nes
6 ch
plants

Spelling & dictionary notes on nes vs plants

nes and plants 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nes is recorded at frequency rank #28,778, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. plants is at rank #49,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 78740, this pair ranks #231,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nes vs plants

Shared letters: ns. Private to "nes": e. Private to "plants": alpt.

"nes" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "plants" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plants ← lpants · palnts · plannts · plantss · plantts · platns · pllants · plnats

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nes" for "plants" ever safe?
No. They differ by 3 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 "plants" - which ranks higher?
"nes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,778 in our German list, against #49,962 for "plants". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "nes" vs "plants" 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 "plants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #231,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nes" and "plants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plants 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 #231,625 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