Which to use
“bridge” is a noun and “bridges” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,328
- “bridge” frequency rank
- #47,284
- “bridges” frequency rank
- 60612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bridge | bridges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brücke | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bridge |
Letter map: bridge vs bridges
Shared letters muted; letters that set bridge and bridges apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for bridge / bridges
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bridge is anoun and bridgesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bridge” sits inside “bridges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bridge is recorded at frequency rank #13,328, classified as anoun, pronounced [brɪd͡ʒ]. bridges is at rank #47,284, 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 60612, this pair ranks #780,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bridge vs bridges
Shared letters: bdegir. Private to "bridge": -. Private to "bridges": s.
"bridge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "bridges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bridge" for "bridges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bridge" or "bridges"?
What to do next
Pair "bridge" vs "bridges" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bridge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bridges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #780,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bridge" and "bridges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bridges 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 #780,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.