Which to use
“effects” is a verb and “within” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,305
- “effects” frequency rank
- #29,872
- “within” frequency rank
- 54177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effects | within |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs effect | innerhalb, in |
Letter map: effects vs within
Shared letters muted; letters that set effects and within apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. effects runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against within's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - effects and within
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: effects is averb and withinapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effects is recorded at frequency rank #24,305, classified as averb, pronounced […]. within is at rank #29,872, tagged as aprep, 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 54177, this pair ranks #1,029,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of effects vs within
Shared letters: t. Private to "effects": cefs. Private to "within": hinw.
"effects" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "within" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "effects" and "within" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "effects" or "within"?
After this comparison
You've compared "effects" and "within". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "effects" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "within" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,029,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effects" and "within" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs within". 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 #1,029,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.