nos vs nut, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“nos” is a pronoun and “nut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,872
“nos” frequency rank: #36,531
“nut” frequency rank: 64403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	nos	nut
Definition	für die 1. Person, Plural, Nominativ (Subjektfall); wir	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nuten

Letter map: nos vs nut

Shared letters muted; letters that set nos and nut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

nos

3 ch

nut

Grammar separator: nos vs nut

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nos is apronoun and nutaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nos is recorded at frequency rank #27,872, classified as apron, pronounced […]. nut is at rank #36,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [nuːt].

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 64403, this pair ranks #642,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nos vs nut

Shared letters: n. Private to "nos": os. Private to "nut": tu.

"nos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nos" and "nut" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nos" is a pronoun and "nut" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "nos" or "nut"?

"nos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,872 in our German list, against #36,531 for "nut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "nos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "nut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #642,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"nos" and "nut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nox vs nut". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #642,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.