Which to use
“neue” is an adjective and “Note” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #156
- “neue” frequency rank
- #3,986
- “Note” frequency rank
- 4142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neue | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Adjektivs neu | Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es besteht aus Notenkopf und Hals, größere Notenwerte nur aus dem Notenkopf. |
Where the eye mixes neue and Note
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: neue vs Note
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: neue is [ˈnɔɪ̯ə] while Note is [ˈnoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neue is recorded at frequency rank #156, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ə]. Note is at rank #3,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtə].
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 4142, this pair ranks #1,998,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neue vs Note
Shared letters: en. Private to "neue": u. Private to "Note": ot.
"neue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Note" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neue" and "Note" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "neue" or "Note"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "neue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Note" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neue" and "Note" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Note 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 #1,998,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.