Which to use
“community” and “valley” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,760
- “community” frequency rank
- #9,284
- “valley” frequency rank
- 12044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | community | valley |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politische Gemeinde | Tal |
Letter map: community vs valley
Shared letters muted; letters that set community and valley apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. community runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against valley's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: community and valley
community and valley 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
community is recorded at frequency rank #2,760, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. valley is at rank #9,284, 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 12044, this pair ranks #1,966,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of community vs valley
Shared letters: y. Private to "community": cimnotu. Private to "valley": aelv.
"community" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "valley" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "community" for "valley" ever safe?
Frequency check: "community" vs "valley" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "community" vs "valley" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "community" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valley" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "community" and "valley" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs valley". 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 #1,966,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.