Which to use
“Niere” is a noun and “nine” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,081
- “Niere” frequency rank
- #28,781
- “nine” frequency rank
- 45862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Niere | nine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm) | neun |
Where the eye mixes Niere and nine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Niere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against nine's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Niere and nine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Niere is [ˈniːʁə] while nine is [naɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45862, 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]. nine is at rank #28,781, tagged as anum, pronounced [naɪn].
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 45862, this pair ranks #1,338,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Niere vs nine
Shared letters: ein. Private to "Niere": r. Private to "nine": -.
"Niere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "nine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Niere" for "nine" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Niere" and "nine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Niere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,338,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Niere" and "nine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nine vs node". 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 #1,338,659 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.