Which to use
“Neugier” is a noun and “neunter” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,143
- “Neugier” frequency rank
- #37,109
- “neunter” frequency rank
- 47252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neugier | neunter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Streben von Menschen oder Tieren nach Neuem und Unbekanntem | unbestimmte männliche Deklination von neunte |
Where the eye mixes Neugier and neunter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Neugier (CVVCVVC) and neunter (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Neugier and neunter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neugier is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯] while neunter is [ˈnɔɪ̯ntɐ]. 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 (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neugier is recorded at frequency rank #10,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯]. neunter is at rank #37,109, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ntɐ].
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 47252, this pair ranks #1,290,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Neugier vs neunter
Shared letters: enru. Private to "Neugier": gi. Private to "neunter": t.
"Neugier" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "neunter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Neugier" and "neunter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Neugier" vs "neunter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Neugier" and "neunter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Neugier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neunter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,290,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neugier" and "neunter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Neuner vs neunter". 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 #1,290,902 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.