Which to use
“Nylon” and “Nylons” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,018
- “Nylon” frequency rank
- #38,929
- “Nylons” frequency rank
- 58947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nylon | Nylons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | glänzende, reißfeste Chemiefaser, die meist zur Herstellung von Textilien verwendet wird | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nylon |
Where the eye mixes Nylon and Nylons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Nylon and Nylons
A purely visual mix-up. Nylon ([ˈnaɪ̯lɔn]) and Nylons ([ˈnaɪ̯lɔns]) 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) - “Nylon” sits inside “Nylons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nylon is recorded at frequency rank #20,018, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaɪ̯lɔn]. Nylons is at rank #38,929, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaɪ̯lɔns].
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 58947, this pair ranks #843,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Nylon vs Nylons
Shared letters: lnoy. Private to "Nylon": -. Private to "Nylons": s.
"Nylon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Nylons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nylon" for "Nylons" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Nylon" or "Nylons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nylon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nylons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nylon" and "Nylons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neon vs Nylon". 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 #843,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.