Which to use
“Niere” and “Nieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,081
- “Niere” frequency rank
- #13,212
- “Nieren” frequency rank
- 30293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Niere | Nieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Niere |
Where the eye mixes Niere and Nieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Niere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Nieren's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Niere vs Nieren
A purely visual mix-up. Niere ([ˈniːʁə]) and Nieren ([ˈniːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Niere” sits inside “Nieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Niere is recorded at frequency rank #17,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈniːʁə]. Nieren is at rank #13,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈniːʁən].
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 30293, this pair ranks #1,750,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Niere vs Nieren
Shared letters: einr. Private to "Niere": -. Private to "Nieren": -.
"Niere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Nieren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Niere" and "Nieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Niere" or "Nieren"?
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 "Niere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Niere" and "Nieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nerve vs Niere". 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 #1,750,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.