Which to use
“nasi” and “nis” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,788
- “nasi” frequency rank
- #33,760
- “nis” frequency rank
- 81548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nasi | nis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cooked rice. | A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house. |
Letter map: nasi vs nis
Shared letters muted; letters that set nasi and nis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nasi runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nis's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - nasi / nis
nasi and nis are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nasi is recorded at frequency rank #47,788, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɑː.si/. nis is at rank #33,760, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81548, this pair ranks #17,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nasi vs nis
Shared letters: ins. Private to "nasi": a. Private to "nis": -.
"nasi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nasi ← nais · nassi · nnasi · nsai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nasi" and "nis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "nasi" vs "nis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nasi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nasi" and "nis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nasi vs nazir". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,468 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.