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“coach” and “coaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,350
- “coach” frequency rank
- #25,497
- “coaches” frequency rank
- 30847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coach | coaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs coachen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs coach |
Letter map: coach vs coaches
Shared letters muted; letters that set coach and coaches apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: coach and coaches
coach and coaches 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 extra letter(s) - “coach” sits inside “coaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coach is recorded at frequency rank #5,350, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔʊ̯t͡ʃ]. coaches is at rank #25,497, 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 30847, this pair ranks #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coach vs coaches
Shared letters: acho. Private to "coach": -. Private to "coaches": es.
"coach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "coaches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coach" and "coaches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coach" or "coaches"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "coach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coach" and "coaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches 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 #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.