Nässe

/[ˈnɛsə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,692

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Nässe is aGermannoun. It means: nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit Pronounced [ˈnɛsə]. Often confused with Nuss and Nüsse.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Nässe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nässe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɛsə]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,692 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nasse Beschaffenheit (der Umgebung), starke Feuchtigkeit".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Nässe, with forms such as "nnässe", "nsäse", and "näse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Nuss", "Nüsse", "noise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Nässe, spelled N-Ä-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnässe,nsäse,näse,näses,näße,änsse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Nässe

Misspelling Variants of "Nässe"

nnässe6nsäse5näse4näses5näße4änsse5
Misspelling Variants of "Nässe"

Frequency rank: #25,692 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.