Which to use
“nimmer” is an adverb and “Nummern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,784
- “nimmer” frequency rank
- #6,571
- “Nummern” frequency rank
- 16355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nimmer | Nummern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu keiner Zeit, niemals | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nummer |
Where the eye mixes nimmer and Nummern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nimmer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Nummern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nimmer vs Nummern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nimmer is [ˈnɪmɐ] while Nummern is [ˈnʊmɐn]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nimmer is recorded at frequency rank #9,784, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈnɪmɐ]. Nummern is at rank #6,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊmɐn].
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 16355, this pair ranks #1,936,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nimmer vs Nummern
Shared letters: emnr. Private to "nimmer": i. Private to "Nummern": u.
"nimmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Nummern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nimmer" and "Nummern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nimmer" or "Nummern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nimmer" and "Nummern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nimmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nummern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nimmer" and "Nummern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "numbers vs Nummern". 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 #1,936,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.