Which to use
“division” is a noun and “spiels” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,747
- “division” frequency rank
- #5,427
- “spiels” frequency rank
- 13174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | division | spiels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division, Teilung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiel |
Letter map: division vs spiels
Shared letters muted; letters that set division and spiels apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. division runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against spiels's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: division vs spiels
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: division is anoun and spielsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
division is recorded at frequency rank #7,747, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spiels is at rank #5,427, 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 13174, this pair ranks #1,959,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of division vs spiels
Shared letters: is. Private to "division": dnov. Private to "spiels": elp.
"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "spiels" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "division" and "spiels" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "division" vs "spiels" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "division" and "spiels".
- Full dictionary entry for "division" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spiels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "division" and "spiels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "division 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 #1,959,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.