ne
German, article
ne is spelled N-E (2 letters) and appears 282 times per million words in written German, the 324th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ne is a German article meaning “alternative spelling of 'ne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, 'ne is a different word: “contraction of eine (“a, an”)”. On this page, ne. is a different word: “abbreviation of neuenglisch (“modern English”)”.
What does ne mean in English?
particle
- 1
colloquialright?; is it?; is it not?; tag question
Wir müssen da lang, ne?
interjection
- 1
alternative spelling of nee
article
- 1
alternative spelling of 'ne
article
- 1
colloquialcontraction of eine (“a, an”)
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of neuenglisch (“modern English”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
determiner: 1. eine
interjection: 1. nicht?
determiner: 1. eine
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ne
- ne alternative
- ’ne alternative
- Genitiv: ner, nor alternative genitive
- Dativ: ner, nor alternative dative
- Akkusativ: ne, eene alternative accusative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ne in German?
ne appears 282 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).