Which to use
“Auto” and “Autos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #426
- “Auto” frequency rank
- #1,314
- “Autos” frequency rank
- 1740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auto | Autos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Automobil meist Personenkraftwagen; selbst angetriebenes Straßenfahrzeug oder auch Geländefahrzeug | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auto |
Where the eye mixes Auto and Autos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Auto ([ˈaʊ̯to]) and Autos ([ˈaʊ̯tos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Auto” sits inside “Autos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auto is recorded at frequency rank #426, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯to]. Autos is at rank #1,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯tos].
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 1740, this pair ranks #2,003,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Auto vs Autos
Shared letters: aotu. Private to "Auto": -. Private to "Autos": s.
"Auto" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "Autos" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC