Which to use
“neuen” and “neunten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #216
- “neuen” frequency rank
- #11,488
- “neunten” frequency rank
- 11704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neuen | neunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs neu | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs neunte |
Where the eye mixes neuen and neunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. neuen runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against neunten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: neuen vs neunten
A purely visual mix-up. neuen ([ˈnɔɪ̯ən]) and neunten ([ˈnɔɪ̯ntn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neuen is recorded at frequency rank #216, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ən]. neunten is at rank #11,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ntn̩].
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 11704, this pair ranks #1,968,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neuen vs neunten
Shared letters: enu. Private to "neuen": -. Private to "neunten": t.
"neuen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "neunten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "neuen" for "neunten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "neuen" or "neunten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "neuen" and "neunten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "neuen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neunten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neuen" and "neunten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Neuner vs neunten". 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 #1,968,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.