Which to use
“nuclear” and “open” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,705
- “nuclear” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 40312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nuclear | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nuklear, Nuklear- | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: nuclear vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set nuclear and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: nuclear and open
nuclear and open 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nuclear is recorded at frequency rank #37,705, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 40312, this pair ranks #1,512,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nuclear vs open
Shared letters: en. Private to "nuclear": aclru. Private to "open": op.
"nuclear" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nuclear" for "open" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nuclear" vs "open" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "nuclear" and "open". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nuclear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,512,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nuclear" and "open" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nuclear 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 #1,512,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.