Which to use
“NSU” is an abbrev and “singles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,456
- “NSU” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 10229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NSU | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund: rechtsextreme terroristische Vereinigung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: NSU vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set NSU and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for NSU / singles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: NSU is anabbrev and singlesaverb. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NSU is recorded at frequency rank #6,456, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. singles is at rank #3,773, tagged as averb, 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 10229, this pair ranks #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of NSU vs singles
Shared letters: ns. Private to "NSU": u. Private to "singles": egil.
"NSU" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singles ← isngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "NSU" for "singles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "NSU" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "NSU" vs "singles" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "NSU" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NSU" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NSU vs puzzles". 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 #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.