Which to use
“nice” is an adjective and “nis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #423
- “nice” frequency rank
- #33,760
- “nis” frequency rank
- 34183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nice | nis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pleasant, satisfactory. | A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house. |
Letter map: nice vs nis
Shared letters muted; letters that set nice and nis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nice / nis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nice is anadjective and nisanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nice is recorded at frequency rank #423, classified as anadj, pronounced /naɪs/. 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 34183, this pair ranks #322,960 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nice vs nis
Shared letters: in. Private to "nice": ce. Private to "nis": s.
"nice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nice ← ncie · nicce · niec · nnice
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nice" and "nis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nice" vs "nis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "nice" vs "nis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nice" 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 #322,960 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nice" and "nis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nis vs NPL". 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 #322,960 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.