Which to use
“nutze” and “nutzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,989
- “nutze” frequency rank
- #7,089
- “nutzte” frequency rank
- 13078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nutze | nutzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nutzen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nutzen |
Where the eye mixes nutze and nutzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nutze runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nutzte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nutze vs nutzte
A purely visual mix-up. nutze ([ˈnʊt͡sə]) and nutzte ([ˈnʊt͡stə]) 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 13078, 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]. nutzte is at rank #7,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡stə].
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 13078, this pair ranks #1,960,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nutze vs nutzte
Shared letters: entuz. Private to "nutze": -. Private to "nutzte": -.
"nutze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nutzte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nutze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nutze" and "nutzte" 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 #1,960,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.