Which to use
“Nico” is a name and “nimm” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,428
- “Nico” frequency rank
- #2,916
- “nimm” frequency rank
- 11344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nico | nimm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | niederländischer männlicher Vorname | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Letter map: Nico vs nimm
Shared letters muted; letters that set Nico and nimm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Nico vs nimm
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Nico is aname and nimmaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nico is recorded at frequency rank #8,428, classified as aname, pronounced […]. nimm is at rank #2,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [nɪm].
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 11344, this pair ranks #1,970,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nico vs nimm
Shared letters: in. Private to "Nico": co. Private to "nimm": m.
"Nico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nimm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nico" and "nimm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Nico" vs "nimm" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Nico" and "nimm".
- Full dictionary entry for "Nico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nimm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nico" and "nimm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nico vs puzzles". 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 #1,970,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.