Which to use
“button” and “Buttons” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,162
- “button” frequency rank
- #26,799
- “Buttons” frequency rank
- 35961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | button | Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Knopf (Kleidung) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Button |
Where the eye mixes button and Buttons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: button vs Buttons
A purely visual mix-up. button ([ˈbʌtn.]) and Buttons ([ˈbatn̩s]) 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) - “button” sits inside “Buttons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
button is recorded at frequency rank #9,162, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʌtn.]. Buttons is at rank #26,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbatn̩s].
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 35961, this pair ranks #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of button vs Buttons
Shared letters: bnotu. Private to "button": -. Private to "Buttons": s.
"button" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Buttons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "button" and "Buttons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "button" vs "Buttons" - which ranks higher?
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 "button" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Buttons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "button" and "Buttons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bolton vs button". 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 #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.