Which to use
“breaking” and “status” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,242
- “breaking” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “status” frequency rank
- 19760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breaking | status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs break | Konditional Aktiv des Verbs stati |
Letter map: breaking vs status
Shared letters muted; letters that set breaking and status apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & dictionary notes on breaking vs status
breaking and status 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breaking is recorded at frequency rank #17,242, classified as averb, pronounced […]. status is at rank #2,518, tagged as averb, 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 19760, this pair ranks #1,904,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breaking vs status
Shared letters: a. Private to "breaking": begiknr. Private to "status": stu.
"breaking" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "breaking" and "status" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "breaking" vs "status" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "breaking" and "status". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "breaking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,904,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breaking" and "status" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "breaking 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 #1,904,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.