Which to use
“neunten” and “neuste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,488
- “neunten” frequency rank
- #20,684
- “neuste” frequency rank
- 32172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neunten | neuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs neunte | Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs neu |
Where the eye mixes neunten and neuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. neunten runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against neuste's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between neunten and neuste
A purely visual mix-up. neunten ([ˈnɔɪ̯ntn̩]) and neuste ([ˈnɔɪ̯stə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neunten is recorded at frequency rank #11,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ntn̩]. neuste is at rank #20,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯stə].
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 32172, this pair ranks #1,713,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neunten vs neuste
Shared letters: entu. Private to "neunten": -. Private to "neuste": s.
"neunten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "neuste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "neunten" and "neuste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "neunten" vs "neuste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "neunten" and "neuste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "neunten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,713,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neunten" and "neuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neigte vs neuste". 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 #1,713,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.