Which to use
“Award” and “Awards” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,636
- “Award” frequency rank
- #11,178
- “Awards” frequency rank
- 17814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Award | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preis, der von einer Jury verliehen wird | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Award |
Where the eye mixes Award and Awards
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Award runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against Awards's 6 (VCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Award and Awards
A purely visual mix-up. Award ([əˈwɔːd]) and Awards ([əˈwɔːds]) 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) - “Award” sits inside “Awards”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Award is recorded at frequency rank #6,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [əˈwɔːd]. Awards is at rank #11,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əˈwɔːds].
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 17814, this pair ranks #1,924,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Award vs Awards
Shared letters: adrw. Private to "Award": -. Private to "Awards": s.
"Award" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Awards" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Award" for "Awards" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Award" or "Awards"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Award" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Awards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Award" and "Awards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apart vs Award". 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 #1,924,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.