nettvsnextWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#1,706
“nett” frequency rank
#9,246
“next” frequency rank
10952
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nett next
Definition lieb, liebenswürdig, angenehm in einer Reihe folgend, nächster

Letter map: nett vs next

Shared letters muted; letters that set nett and next apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
nett
4 ch
next

Spelling & dictionary notes on nett vs next

nett and next 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 a single letter - t in “nett” becomes x in “next”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nett is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as anadj, pronounced [nɛt]. next is at rank #9,246, tagged as anadj, 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 10952, this pair ranks #1,972,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nett vs next

Shared letters: ent. Private to "nett": -. Private to "next": x.

"nett" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "next" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nettentt · nnett · ntet
  • nextenxt · netx · nextt · nexxt · nnext · nxet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nett" for "next" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - t in “nett” becomes x in “next”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "nett" or "next" show up more?
"nett" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,706 in our German list, against #9,246 for "next". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nett" and "next".

  • Full dictionary entry for "nett" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "next" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nett" and "next" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "next 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 #1,972,475 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