Nh

abbrev

The verdict

“Nh” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,686) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,686
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nihonium

Corpus desk

Index DE-nh · Nh · German

Nh · rank #25,686 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,686
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neurologie

Nearest frequency peer: Neurologie (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Nh“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Nh“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Nh vs NS
50% similar
Nh vs Ni
50% similar
Nh vs nm
0% similar

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

Key facts for Nh
PropertyValue
HeadwordNh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Frequency rank#25,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Nh“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nhliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Neurologie“ (#25,685), „nickte“ (#25,687), „Neuerscheinungen“ (#25,684). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nh“ bei #25,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Nh is neighbouring look-alikes ("NS", "Ni", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #25,686 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Gloss: "Nihonium".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nh in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NS", "Ni", "nm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nh, spelled N-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nihonium

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Isotop ²⁷⁸Nh wurde 2012 hergestellt.

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 "Nh"?
"Nh" is spelled N-H.
What does "Nh" mean?
As an abbreviation, "Nh" means: Nihonium
What words are commonly confused with "Nh"?
"Nh" is commonly confused with "NS", "Ni", "nm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Nh" come from?
"Nh" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list