division vs running, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“division” is a noun and “running” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,747
“division” frequency rank: #15,470
“running” frequency rank: 23217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	division	running
Definition	Division, Teilung	Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set division and running apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

division

7 ch

running

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: division is anoun and runningaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

division is recorded at frequency rank #7,747, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, 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 23217, this pair ranks #1,864,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of division vs running

Shared letters: in. Private to "division": dosv. Private to "running": gru.

"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

division ← ddivision · diivsion · diviison · divisino · divisionn · divisoin · divission · divsiion
running ← rnuning · rrunning · runing · runinng · runnign · runningg · runninng · runnnig

Frequency comparison

division#7,747

running#15,470

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "division" and "running" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "division" is a noun and "running" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "division" or "running"?

"division" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,747 in our German list, against #15,470 for "running". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering division vs running

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “division”; for a verb, it's “running”.
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