Which to use
“Neuner” is a noun and “neunten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,119
- “Neuner” frequency rank
- #11,488
- “neunten” frequency rank
- 60607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neuner | neunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit der Nummer 9 | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs neunte |
Where the eye mixes Neuner and neunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Neuner runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against neunten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Neuner vs neunten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neuner is [ˈnɔɪ̯nɐ] while neunten is [ˈnɔɪ̯ntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neuner is recorded at frequency rank #49,119, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯nɐ]. 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 60607, this pair ranks #780,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Neuner vs neunten
Shared letters: enu. Private to "Neuner": r. Private to "neunten": t.
"Neuner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "neunten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Neuner" and "neunten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Neuner" or "neunten" show up more?
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 "Neuner" 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 #780,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neuner" and "neunten" 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 #780,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.