Which to use
“Backup” and “Backups” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,035
- “Backup” frequency rank
- #35,645
- “Backups” frequency rank
- 50680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Backup | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbild eines (Daten-)Speichers mit dem Zweck, den Inhalt dessen, falls er beschädigt oder zerstört worden ist, wiederherzustellen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Backup |
Where the eye mixes Backup and Backups
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Backup vs Backups
A purely visual mix-up. Backup ([ˈbɛkʔap]) and Backups ([ˈbɛkʔaps]) 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) - “Backup” sits inside “Backups”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Backup is recorded at frequency rank #15,035, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɛkʔap]. Backups is at rank #35,645, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɛkʔaps].
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 50680, this pair ranks #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Backup vs Backups
Shared letters: abckpu. Private to "Backup": -. Private to "Backups": s.
"Backup" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Backups" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Backup" and "Backups" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Backup" or "Backups"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Backup" and "Backups" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Backup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Backups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Backup" and "Backups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Backup vs Beckum". 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 #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.