Which to use
“Neuner” is a noun and “neunter” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,119
- “Neuner” frequency rank
- #37,109
- “neunter” frequency rank
- 86228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neuner | neunter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit der Nummer 9 | unbestimmte männliche Deklination von neunte |
Where the eye mixes Neuner and neunter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Neuner runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against neunter's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Neuner vs neunter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neuner is [ˈnɔɪ̯nɐ] while neunter is [ˈnɔɪ̯ntɐ]. 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 unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86228, 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]. 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 86228, this pair ranks #96,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Neuner vs neunter
Shared letters: enru. Private to "Neuner": -. Private to "neunter": t.
"Neuner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "neunter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Neuner" and "neunter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Neuner" or "neunter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Neuner" 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 #96,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neuner" and "neunter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nester vs Neuner". 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 #96,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.