emergencyvsmodelsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“emergency” and “models” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,136
“emergency” frequency rank
#11,706
“models” frequency rank
52842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emergency models
Definition Notfall, Notlage, Notsituation Plural des Substantivs model

Letter map: emergency vs models

Shared letters muted; letters that set emergency and models apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. emergency runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against models's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
emergency
6 ch
models

Pair insight - emergency / models

emergency and models are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emergency is recorded at frequency rank #41,136, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. models is at rank #11,706, tagged as anoun, 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 52842, this pair ranks #1,081,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emergency vs models

Shared letters: em. Private to "emergency": cgnry. Private to "models": dlos.

"emergency" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV  ·  "models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emergencyeemrgency · emegrency · emeregncy · emergecny · emergenccy · emergencyy · emergenncy · emergenyc
  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emergency" and "models" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "emergency" or "models"?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #41,136 for "emergency". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "emergency" and "models".

  • Full dictionary entry for "emergency" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,081,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emergency" and "models" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emergency 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 #1,081,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list