Which to use
“nice” is an adjective and “nie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,120
- “nice” frequency rank
- #38,268
- “nie” frequency rank
- 60388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nice | nie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amable, simpático. | Perineo. |
Where the eye mixes nice and nie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nice vs nie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nice is /naɪs/ while nie is [ˈnje]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nice is recorded at frequency rank #22,120, classified as anadj, pronounced /naɪs/. nie is at rank #38,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnje].
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 60388, this pair ranks #59,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nice vs nie
Shared letters: ein. Private to "nice": c. Private to "nie": -.
"nice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nice ← ince · ncie · nicce · niec · nise · nnice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nice" for "nie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nice" or "nie"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nice" and "nie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nice" and "nie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nie vs nox". 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 #59,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.