Which to use
“calling” is a verb and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,862
- “calling” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 42469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calling | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs call | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: calling vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set calling and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: calling vs open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: calling is averb and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calling is recorded at frequency rank #39,862, classified as averb, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 42469, this pair ranks #1,448,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calling vs open
Shared letters: n. Private to "calling": acgil. Private to "open": eop.
"calling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calling" and "open" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "calling" or "open" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "calling" vs "open" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "calling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,448,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calling" and "open" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calling 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 #1,448,331 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.