Which to use
“nimm” is a verb and “nm” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,916
- “nimm” frequency rank
- #11,940
- “nm” frequency rank
- 14856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nimm | nm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen | Einheitensymbol für Nanometer. 1 nm = 10⁻⁹ m. |
Letter map: nimm vs nm
Shared letters muted; letters that set nimm and nm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nimm runs 4 letters (CVCC) against nm's 2 (CC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - nimm and nm
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nimm is averb and nmanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nimm is recorded at frequency rank #2,916, classified as averb, pronounced [nɪm]. nm is at rank #11,940, tagged as anabbrev.
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 14856, this pair ranks #1,948,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nimm vs nm
Shared letters: mn. Private to "nimm": i. Private to "nm": -.
"nimm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nm" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nimm ← inmm · nim · nmim · nnimm
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "nimm" vs "nm" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nimm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nimm" and "nm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nm 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 #1,948,223 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.