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“Note” and “Nutte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,986
“Note” frequency rank
#13,664
“Nutte” frequency rank
17650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Note Nutte
Definition Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es besteht aus Notenkopf und Hals, größere Notenwerte nur aus dem Notenkopf. eine Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt

Where the eye mixes Note and Nutte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Note
5 ch
Nutte

Look-alike desk: Note vs Nutte

A purely visual mix-up. Note ([ˈnoːtə]) and Nutte ([ˈnʊtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Note is recorded at frequency rank #3,986, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtə]. Nutte is at rank #13,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊtə].

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 17650, this pair ranks #1,925,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Note vs Nutte

Shared letters: ent. Private to "Note": o. Private to "Nutte": u.

"Note" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Nutte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Notennote · noet · notte · ntoe · onte
  • Nuttennutte · ntute · nute · nutet · untte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Note" for "Nutte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnoːtə] versus [ˈnʊtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Note" or "Nutte" show up more?
"Note" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,986 in our German list, against #13,664 for "Nutte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Note" and "Nutte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Note" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,925,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Note" and "Nutte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Note 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 #1,925,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list