nine

[naɪn]

/[naɪn]/ num

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The verdict

“nine” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #28,781) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#28,781
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nine · nine · German

nine · rank #28,781 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,781
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nicaragua

Nearest frequency peer: Nicaragua (-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 „nine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „nine“ 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).

nine vs nun
50% similar
nine vs nix
50% similar
nine vs non
50% similar

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

Key facts for nine
PropertyValue
Headwordnine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[naɪn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,781
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „nine“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nineliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nicaragua“ (#28,780), „nächst“ (#28,782), „Nährboden“ (#28,783). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nine“ bei #28,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for nine is neighbouring look-alikes ("nun", "nix", …), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced [naɪn]. Frequency #28,781 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Gloss: "neun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for nine, with forms such as "inne", "ninne", and "nnie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nun", "nix", "non", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nine, spelled N-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    neun

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She’d born nine children and is now pregnant again.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inne
  • ninne
  • nnie
  • nnine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inne2ninne1nnie2nnine1
Edit distance from "nine"

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 "nine"?
"nine" is spelled N-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [naɪn].
What does "nine" mean?
As a numeral, "nine" means: neun
What words are commonly confused with "nine"?
"nine" is commonly confused with "nun", "nix", "non". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nine" is [naɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nine" come from?
"nine" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mett#28,763meld#28,760lund#28,754tagt#28,876

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list