Nässe

[ˈnɛsə]

/[ˈnɛsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nässe” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,692
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-nasse · Nässe · German

Nässe · rank #25,692 · 6 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,692
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH notierte

Nearest frequency peer: notierte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nässe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nässe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nässe vs Nuss
60% similar
Nässe vs Nüsse
80% similar
Nässe vs noise
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nässe
PropertyValue
HeadwordNässe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɛsə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,692
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nässe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nässeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „notierte“ (#25,691), „Obamas“ (#25,693), „Nordost“ (#25,690). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nässe“ bei #25,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Nässe (IPA [ˈnɛsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,692 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nässe, with forms such as "nnässe", "nsäse", and "näse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Nuss", "Nüsse", "noise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nässe, spelled N-Ä-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nässe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei Nässe ist hier Vorsicht geboten.
  2. „Einmal hat sie zwei Tage lang im Moor gegraben, weil sie herausfinden wollte, wie weit die Nässe in den Boden reicht und wie sich die Farbe des Erdreichs mit zunehmender Tiefe ändert!“

Antonyms

Trockenheit

This word in other languages

wetness(English)humidité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnässe
  • nsäse
  • näse
  • näses
  • näße
  • änsse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nässe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnässe1nsäse2näse1näses2näße2änsse2
Edit distance from "Nässe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nässe"?
"Nässe" is spelled N-Ä-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛsə].
What does "Nässe" mean?
As a noun, "Nässe" means: nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Nässe"?
"Nässe" is commonly confused with "Nuss", "Nüsse", "noise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nässe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nässe" is [ˈnɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nässe" come from?
"Nässe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nässe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Niger#25,688nanny#25,681Pavel#25,706Modem#25,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pont6 variantsmaker6 variantsLucie6 variantsleave6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list