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“Nutte” and “Nutten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,664
“Nutte” frequency rank
#12,770
“Nutten” frequency rank
26434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nutte Nutten
Definition eine Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nutte

Where the eye mixes Nutte and Nutten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Nutte
6 ch
Nutten

Visual trap between Nutte and Nutten

A purely visual mix-up. Nutte ([ˈnʊtə]) and Nutten ([ˈnʊtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Nutte” sits inside “Nutten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nutte is recorded at frequency rank #13,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊtə]. Nutten is at rank #12,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊtn̩].

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 26434, this pair ranks #1,818,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nutte vs Nutten

Shared letters: entu. Private to "Nutte": -. Private to "Nutten": -.

"Nutte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Nutten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nuttennutte · ntute · nute · nutet · untte
  • Nuttennnutten · ntuten · nutetn · nuttenn · nuttne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Nutte" and "Nutten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnʊtə] versus [ˈnʊtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Nutte" or "Nutten"?
"Nutten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,770 in our German list, against #13,664 for "Nutte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,818,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nutte" and "Nutten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nüssen vs Nutten". 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 #1,818,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list