Which to use
“Center” and “centers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,511
- “Center” frequency rank
- #25,943
- “centers” frequency rank
- 29454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Center | centers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ansammlung von vielen Einzelhandelsgeschäften unter einem Dach | Plural des Substantivs center |
Letter map: Center vs centers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Center and centers apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: Center and centers
Center and centers 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Center” sits inside “centers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Center is recorded at frequency rank #3,511, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɛntɐ]. centers is at rank #25,943, 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 29454, this pair ranks #1,766,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Center vs centers
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "Center": -. Private to "centers": s.
"Center" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "centers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Center" vs "centers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Center" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Center" and "centers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers 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 #1,766,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.