# nit vs nitro

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### nit
*noun · IPA [nɪt] · frequency rank #15,169*
Nisse

### nitro
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #33,734*
der Salpeter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/nit-vs-nitro