Which to use
“Dollar” and “Dollars” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,030
- “Dollar” frequency rank
- #25,960
- “Dollars” frequency rank
- 26990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dollar | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Währungseinheit in verschiedenen Staaten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dollar |
Where the eye mixes Dollar and Dollars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Dollar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Dollars's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Dollar vs Dollars
A purely visual mix-up. Dollar ([ˈdɔlaʁ]) and Dollars ([ˈdɔlaʁs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Dollar” sits inside “Dollars”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dollar is recorded at frequency rank #1,030, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔlaʁ]. Dollars is at rank #25,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔlaʁs].
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 26990, this pair ranks #1,809,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dollar vs Dollars
Shared letters: adlor. Private to "Dollar": -. Private to "Dollars": s.
"Dollar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dollars" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dollar" and "Dollars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dollar" vs "Dollars" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dollar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dollars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dollar" and "Dollars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dallas vs Dollars". 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 #1,809,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.