Which to use
“division” is a noun and “puzzles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,747
- “division” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 57733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | division | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division, Teilung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: division vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set division and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for division / puzzles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: division is anoun and puzzlesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
division is recorded at frequency rank #7,747, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, 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 57733, this pair ranks #889,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of division vs puzzles
Shared letters: s. Private to "division": dinov. Private to "puzzles": elpuz.
"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "division" for "puzzles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "division" vs "puzzles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "division" vs "puzzles" 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 "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #889,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "division" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #889,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.