Which to use
“cloud” is a noun and “united” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,927
- “cloud” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “united” frequency rank
- 12042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cloud | united |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine abgegrenzte Masse aus sichtbarem Wasserdampf, welcher in der Luft schwebt | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite |
Letter map: cloud vs united
Shared letters muted; letters that set cloud and united apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cloud runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against united's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cloud vs united
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cloud is anoun and unitedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cloud is recorded at frequency rank #5,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. united is at rank #6,115, 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 12042, this pair ranks #1,966,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cloud vs united
Shared letters: du. Private to "cloud": clo. Private to "united": eint.
"cloud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cloud" and "united" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "cloud" or "united" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "cloud" and "united". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cloud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "united" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cloud" and "united" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs united". 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 #1,966,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.