NS

[ɛnˈʔɛs]

/[ɛnˈʔɛs]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“NS” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,294) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,294
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ns · NS · German

NS · rank #4,294 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,294
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitmachen

Nearest frequency peer: mitmachen (-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 „NS“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „NS“ 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).

NS vs NT
50% similar
NS vs ny
0% similar
NS vs nur
0% similar

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

Key facts for NS
PropertyValue
HeadwordNS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ɛnˈʔɛs]
Letters2
Frequency rank#4,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „NS“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.NSliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mitmachen“ (#4,293), „Obama“ (#4,295), „meldet“ (#4,292). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „NS“ bei #4,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for NS is neighbouring look-alikes ("NT", "ny", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [ɛnˈʔɛs]. Frequency #4,294 among 1,954 “N” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for NS in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NT", "ny", "nur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is NS, spelled N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nachsatz, Nachschrift
  2. 2
    Nervensystem
  3. 3
    Nationalsozialismus
  4. 4
    nationalsozialistisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Diese waren von 1934 bis 1940 regelmäßig erscheinende Zusammenfassungen von Meldungen örtlicher SPD-Korrespondenten mit zum Teil exakten Analysen der Zustände im NS.“

This word in other languages

P.S.(English)

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 "NS"?
"NS" is spelled N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛnˈʔɛs].
What does "NS" mean?
As an abbreviation, "NS" means: Nachsatz, Nachschrift
What words are commonly confused with "NS"?
"NS" is commonly confused with "NT", "ny", "nur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "NS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "NS" is [ɛnˈʔɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "NS" come from?
"NS" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list