Which to use
“applications” and “community” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,469
- “applications” frequency rank
- #2,760
- “community” frequency rank
- 52229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | applications | community |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs application | politische Gemeinde |
Letter map: applications vs community
Shared letters muted; letters that set applications and community apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: applications and community
applications and community are indexed as a confusable German 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
applications is recorded at frequency rank #49,469, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. community is at rank #2,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 52229, this pair ranks #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of applications vs community
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "applications": alps. Private to "community": muy.
"applications" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCC · "community" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- applications ← aplications · aplpications · appilcations · applciations · appliactions · applicaitons · applicatinos · applicationns
- community ← ccommunity · cmomunity · commnuity · commuinty · communitty · communityy · communiyt · communnity
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "applications" for "community" ever safe?
Frequency check: "applications" vs "community" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "applications" and "community".
- Full dictionary entry for "applications" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "community" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "applications" and "community" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "applications vs puzzles". 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 #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.