Which to use
“nos” and “nous” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,872
- “nos” frequency rank
- #37,704
- “nous” frequency rank
- 65576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nos | nous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für die 1. Person, Plural, Nominativ (Subjektfall); wir | wir |
Letter map: nos vs nous
Shared letters muted; letters that set nos and nous apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - nos / nous
nos and nous are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nos is recorded at frequency rank #27,872, classified as apron, pronounced […]. nous is at rank #37,704, tagged as apron, pronounced [nu].
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 65576, this pair ranks #602,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nos vs nous
Shared letters: nos. Private to "nos": -. Private to "nous": u.
"nos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nos" and "nous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nos" or "nous" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nos" and "nous".
- Full dictionary entry for "nos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #602,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nos" and "nous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nous 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 #602,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.