nutzenvsNutzersWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: nutzen is a verb, Nutzers is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nutzen” is a verb and “Nutzers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#798
“nutzen” frequency rank
#38,318
“Nutzers” frequency rank
39116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nutzen Nutzers
Definition etwas gebrauchen oder zu Hilfe nehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen; etwas in Anspruch nehmen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nutzer

Where the eye mixes nutzen and Nutzers

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

6 ch
nutzen
7 ch
Nutzers

Look-alike desk: nutzen vs Nutzers

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nutzen is [ˈnʊt͡sn̩] while Nutzers is [ˈnʊt͡sɐs]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nutzen is recorded at frequency rank #798, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sn̩]. Nutzers is at rank #38,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sɐs].

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 39116, this pair ranks #1,545,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nutzen vs Nutzers

Shared letters: entuz. Private to "nutzen": -. Private to "Nutzers": rs.

"nutzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Nutzers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nutzennnutzen · ntuzen · nutezn · nuttzen · nutzenn · nutzne · nutzzen · nuzten
  • Nutzersnnutzers · ntuzers · nutezrs · nuttzers · nutzerrs · nutzerss · nutzesr · nutzres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nutzen" and "Nutzers" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nutzen" is a verb and "Nutzers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nutzen" or "Nutzers"?
"nutzen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #798 in our German list, against #38,318 for "Nutzers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "nutzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutzers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,545,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nutzen" and "Nutzers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "numbers 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 #1,545,658 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