Which to use
“NGOs” and “Nuss” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,250
- “NGOs” frequency rank
- #13,905
- “Nuss” frequency rank
- 37155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NGOs | Nuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs NGO | essbarer, ölhaltiger Same mit harter Schale |
Where the eye mixes NGOs and Nuss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. NGOs (CCVC) and Nuss (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses NGOs with Nuss
A purely visual mix-up. NGOs ([ˌɛnd͡ʒiˈʔoʊs]) and Nuss ([nʊs]) 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 37155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NGOs is recorded at frequency rank #23,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌɛnd͡ʒiˈʔoʊs]. Nuss is at rank #13,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced [nʊs].
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 37155, this pair ranks #1,597,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of NGOs vs Nuss
Shared letters: ns. Private to "NGOs": go. Private to "Nuss": u.
"NGOs" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Nuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "NGOs" and "Nuss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "NGOs" or "Nuss"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "NGOs" and "Nuss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "NGOs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NGOs" and "Nuss" 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 #1,597,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.