Which to use
“cloud” is a noun and “hits” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,927
- “cloud” frequency rank
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- 13264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cloud | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine abgegrenzte Masse aus sichtbarem Wasserdampf, welcher in der Luft schwebt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit |
Letter map: cloud vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set cloud and hits apart highlighted. No shared letter run. cloud runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against hits's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cloud and hits
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cloud is anoun and hitsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cloud is recorded at frequency rank #5,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hits is at rank #7,337, tagged as averb, 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 13264, this pair ranks #1,959,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cloud vs hits
Shared letters: none. Private to "cloud": cdlou. Private to "hits": hist.
"cloud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cloud" for "hits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cloud" vs "hits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cloud" vs "hits" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cloud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cloud" and "hits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits 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 #1,959,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.