Which to use
“division” and “plants” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,747
- “division” frequency rank
- #49,962
- “plants” frequency rank
- 57709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | division | plants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division, Teilung | Plural des Substantivs plant |
Letter map: division vs plants
Shared letters muted; letters that set division and plants apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - division / plants
division and plants 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
division is recorded at frequency rank #7,747, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. plants is at rank #49,962, 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 57709, this pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of division vs plants
Shared letters: ns. Private to "division": diov. Private to "plants": alpt.
"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "plants" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "division" and "plants" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "division" vs "plants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "division" vs "plants" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "division" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "division" and "plants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plants 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 #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.