Which to use
“earth” is a noun and “parts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,785
- “earth” frequency rank
- #21,016
- “parts” frequency rank
- 35801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | earth | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erde, Erdball, Welt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs part |
Letter map: earth vs parts
Shared letters muted; letters that set earth and parts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. earth (VVCCC) and parts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: earth vs parts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: earth is anoun and partsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
earth is recorded at frequency rank #14,785, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. parts is at rank #21,016, 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 35801, this pair ranks #1,631,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of earth vs parts
Shared letters: art. Private to "earth": eh. Private to "parts": ps.
"earth" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "earth" and "parts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "earth" or "parts" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "earth" and "parts".
- Full dictionary entry for "earth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "earth" and "parts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parts 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 #1,631,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.