Which to use
“brands” and “by” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,968
- “brands” frequency rank
- #1,627
- “by” frequency rank
- 34595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brands | by |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs brand | Stadt |
Letter map: brands vs by
Shared letters muted; letters that set brands and by apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: brands and by
brands and by 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 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brands is recorded at frequency rank #32,968, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. by is at rank #1,627, 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 34595, this pair ranks #1,659,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brands vs by
Shared letters: b. Private to "brands": adnrs. Private to "by": y.
"brands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "by" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- brands ← barnds · bbrands · bradns · brandds · brandss · brannds · bransd · brnads
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brands" and "by" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "brands" vs "by" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "brands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "by" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brands" and "by" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brands 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 #1,659,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.