claimsvsplantsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: claims is a verb, plants is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“claims” is a verb and “plants” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,201
“claims” frequency rank
#49,962
“plants” frequency rank
95163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature claims plants
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs claim Plural des Substantivs plant

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set claims and plants apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
claims
6 ch
plants

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: claims is averb and plantsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

claims is recorded at frequency rank #45,201, classified as averb, pronounced […]. plants is at rank #49,962, 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 95163, this pair ranks #12,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of claims vs plants

Shared letters: als. Private to "claims": cim. Private to "plants": npt.

"claims" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC  ·  "plants" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • claimscalims · cclaims · claimms · claimss · claism · clamis · cliams · cllaims
  • plantslpants · palnts · plannts · plantss · plantts · platns · pllants · plnats

Frequency comparison

claims#45,201
plants#49,962

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "claims" and "plants" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "claims" is a verb and "plants" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "claims" or "plants"?
"claims" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,201 in our German list, against #49,962 for "plants". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering claims vs plants

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “claims”; for a noun, it's “plants”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “claims” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list