chaptervsmotocrossWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“chapter” and “motocross” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,513
“chapter” frequency rank
#49,906
“motocross” frequency rank
83419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chapter motocross
Definition Abschnitt eines Buches; Kapitel Motocross

Letter map: chapter vs motocross

Shared letters muted; letters that set chapter and motocross apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

7 ch
chapter
9 ch
motocross

Pair insight - chapter / motocross

chapter and motocross 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 83419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chapter is recorded at frequency rank #33,513, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. motocross is at rank #49,906, 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 83419, this pair ranks #140,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chapter vs motocross

Shared letters: crt. Private to "chapter": aehp. Private to "motocross": mos.

"chapter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "motocross" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chaptercahpter · cchapter · chapetr · chappter · chapterr · chaptre · chaptter · chatper
  • motocrossmmotocross · mootcross · motcoross · motoccross · motocorss · motocros · motocroß · motocrross

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chapter" for "motocross" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "chapter" vs "motocross" - which ranks higher?
"chapter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,513 in our German list, against #49,906 for "motocross". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chapter" and "motocross".

  • Full dictionary entry for "chapter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "motocross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #140,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chapter" and "motocross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motocross 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 #140,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list