Neuss

[nɔɪ̯s]

/[nɔɪ̯s]/ name

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The verdict

“Neuss” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,939
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-neuss · Neuss · German

Neuss · rank #11,939 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,939
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nationalsozia…

Nearest frequency peer: Nationalsozialisten (-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 „Neuss“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Neuss“ 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).

Neuss vs News
60% similar
Neuss vs Nuss
80% similar
Neuss vs nous
40% similar

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

Key facts for Neuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[nɔɪ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,939
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Neuss“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Neussliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nationalsozialisten“ (#11,938), „nm“ (#11,940), „Nancy“ (#11,937). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Neuss“ bei #11,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Neuss (IPA [nɔɪ̯s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,939 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Neuss, with forms such as "enuss", "nesus", and "neus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "News", "Nuss", "nous", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Neuss, spelled N-E-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Neuss liegt am linken Rheinufer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enuss
  • nesus
  • neus
  • neuß
  • nneuss
  • nuess

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Neuss - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enuss2nesus2neus1neuß2nneuss1nuess2
Edit distance from "Neuss"

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 "Neuss"?
"Neuss" is spelled N-E-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔɪ̯s].
What does "Neuss" mean?
As a proper noun, "Neuss" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Neuss"?
"Neuss" is commonly confused with "News", "Nuss", "nous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Neuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neuss" is [nɔɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Neuss" come from?
"Neuss" 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 "Neuss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Nancy#11,937Mikro#11,931lenkt#11,919Sauce#11,960

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lenz6 variantsself6 variantsSenf6 variantsJulie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list