Which to use
“CUP” is an abbrev and “cups” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,431
- “CUP” frequency rank
- #18,850
- “cups” frequency rank
- 22281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CUP | cups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | internationaler Währungscode für kubanischer Peso, die Währung von Kuba | Plural des Substantivs cup |
Letter map: CUP vs cups
Shared letters muted; letters that set CUP and cups apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for CUP / cups
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: CUP is anabbrev and cupsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “CUP” sits inside “cups”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CUP is recorded at frequency rank #3,431, classified as anabbrev. cups is at rank #18,850, 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 22281, this pair ranks #1,876,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of CUP vs cups
Shared letters: cpu. Private to "CUP": -. Private to "cups": s.
"CUP" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cups" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cups ← ccups · cupps · cupss · cusp · ucps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CUP" for "cups" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "CUP" or "cups" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "CUP" vs "cups" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "CUP" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CUP" and "cups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cups 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 #1,876,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.