Which to use
“Nuss” is a noun and “nut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,905
- “Nuss” frequency rank
- #36,531
- “nut” frequency rank
- 50436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nuss | nut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbarer, ölhaltiger Same mit harter Schale | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nuten |
Where the eye mixes Nuss and nut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Nuss vs nut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nuss is [nʊs] while nut is [nuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50436, 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]. nut is at rank #36,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [nuːt].
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 50436, this pair ranks #1,173,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Nuss vs nut
Shared letters: nu. Private to "Nuss": s. Private to "nut": t.
"Nuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nuss ← nnuss · nsus · nus · nuß · unss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nuss" and "nut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Nuss" or "nut" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Nuss" and "nut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nuss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,173,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nuss" and "nut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nox vs nut". 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 #1,173,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.