Which to use
“Nuss” and “Nüsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,905
- “Nuss” frequency rank
- #12,142
- “Nüsse” frequency rank
- 26047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nuss | Nüsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbarer, ölhaltiger Same mit harter Schale | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nuss |
Where the eye mixes Nuss and Nüsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Nuss with Nüsse
A purely visual mix-up. Nuss ([nʊs]) and Nüsse ([ˈnʏsə]) 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 26047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nuss is recorded at frequency rank #13,905, classified as anoun, pronounced [nʊs]. Nüsse is at rank #12,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʏsə].
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 26047, this pair ranks #1,824,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Nuss vs Nüsse
Shared letters: ns. Private to "Nuss": u. Private to "Nüsse": eü.
"Nuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Nüsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nuss ← nnuss · nsus · nus · nuß · unss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nuss" and "Nüsse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Nuss" or "Nüsse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nuss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nüsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nuss" and "Nüsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nasses vs Nüsse". 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 #1,824,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.