Which to use
“News” and “NGOs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,078
- “News” frequency rank
- #23,250
- “NGOs” frequency rank
- 25328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | News | NGOs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Informationen oder Nachrichten, die neu sind und im Rundfunk oder im Internet verbreitet werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs NGO |
Where the eye mixes News and NGOs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. News (CVCC) and NGOs (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between News and NGOs
A purely visual mix-up. News ([njuːs]) and NGOs ([ˌɛnd͡ʒiˈʔoʊs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
News is recorded at frequency rank #2,078, classified as anoun, pronounced [njuːs]. NGOs is at rank #23,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌɛnd͡ʒiˈʔoʊs].
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 25328, this pair ranks #1,834,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of News vs NGOs
Shared letters: ns. Private to "News": ew. Private to "NGOs": go.
"News" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "NGOs" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "News" and "NGOs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "News" or "NGOs"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "News" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NGOs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "News" and "NGOs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NGOs vs nox". 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 #1,834,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.