Which to use
“neunter” is an unknown and “neusten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,109
- “neunter” frequency rank
- #13,448
- “neusten” frequency rank
- 50557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neunter | neusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unbestimmte männliche Deklination von neunte | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs neu |
Where the eye mixes neunter and neusten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. neunter and neusten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: neunter vs neusten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: neunter is [ˈnɔɪ̯ntɐ] while neusten is [ˈnɔɪ̯stn̩]. 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 (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neunter is recorded at frequency rank #37,109, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ntɐ]. neusten is at rank #13,448, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯stn̩].
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 50557, this pair ranks #1,169,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of neunter vs neusten
Shared letters: entu. Private to "neunter": r. Private to "neusten": s.
"neunter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "neusten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neunter" and "neusten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "neunter" or "neusten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "neunter" and "neusten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "neunter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,169,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neunter" and "neusten" 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 #1,169,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.