Which to use
“century” and “community” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,206
- “century” frequency rank
- #2,760
- “community” frequency rank
- 23966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | century | community |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Jahrhundert | politische Gemeinde |
Letter map: century vs community
Shared letters muted; letters that set century and community apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on century vs community
century and community 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 23966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
century is recorded at frequency rank #21,206, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. community is at rank #2,760, 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 23966, this pair ranks #1,854,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of century vs community
Shared letters: cntuy. Private to "century": er. Private to "community": imo.
"century" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "community" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "century" for "community" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "century" or "community" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "century" vs "community" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "century" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "community" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "century" and "community" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "century 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 #1,854,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.