Which to use
“changes” is a noun and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,024
- “changes” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 40631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | changes | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs change | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: changes vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set changes and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: changes vs open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: changes is anoun and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
changes is recorded at frequency rank #38,024, classified as anoun, 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 40631, this pair ranks #1,502,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of changes vs open
Shared letters: en. Private to "changes": acghs. Private to "open": op.
"changes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "changes" for "open" ever safe?
Which is more common, "changes" or "open"?
After this comparison
Pair "changes" vs "open" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "changes" 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 #1,502,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "changes" and "open" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "changes 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 #1,502,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.