Which to use
“nutze” and “nutzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,989
- “nutze” frequency rank
- #798
- “nutzen” frequency rank
- 6787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nutze | nutzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nutzen | etwas gebrauchen oder zu Hilfe nehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen; etwas in Anspruch nehmen |
Where the eye mixes nutze and nutzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nutze with nutzen
A purely visual mix-up. nutze ([ˈnʊt͡sə]) and nutzen ([ˈnʊt͡sn̩]) 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) - “nutze” sits inside “nutzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nutze is recorded at frequency rank #5,989, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sə]. nutzen is at rank #798, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sn̩].
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 6787, this pair ranks #1,990,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nutze vs nutzen
Shared letters: entuz. Private to "nutze": -. Private to "nutzen": -.
"nutze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nutzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nutze" and "nutzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nutze" or "nutzen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nutze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nutze" and "nutzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutze vs Nutzers". 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 #1,990,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.