Which to use
“division” is a noun and “status” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,747
- “division” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “status” frequency rank
- 10265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | division | status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division, Teilung | Konditional Aktiv des Verbs stati |
Letter map: division vs status
Shared letters muted; letters that set division and status apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. division runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against status's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - division and status
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: division is anoun and statusaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
division is recorded at frequency rank #7,747, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. status is at rank #2,518, 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 10265, this pair ranks #1,975,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of division vs status
Shared letters: s. Private to "division": dinov. Private to "status": atu.
"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "division" and "status" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "division" or "status" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "division" vs "status" 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 "status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "division" and "status" 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 #1,975,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.