Which to use
“nous” is a pronoun and “NSU” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,704
- “nous” frequency rank
- #6,456
- “NSU” frequency rank
- 44160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nous | NSU |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wir | Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund: rechtsextreme terroristische Vereinigung |
Letter map: nous vs NSU
Shared letters muted; letters that set nous and NSU apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nous / NSU
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nous is apronoun and NSUanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nous is recorded at frequency rank #37,704, classified as apron, pronounced [nu]. NSU is at rank #6,456, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 44160, this pair ranks #1,395,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nous vs NSU
Shared letters: nsu. Private to "nous": o. Private to "NSU": -.
"nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "NSU" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nous" for "NSU" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nous" or "NSU"?
After this comparison
Pair "nous" vs "NSU" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NSU" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,395,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nous" and "NSU" 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 #1,395,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.