Which to use
“emergency” and “statement” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,136
- “emergency” frequency rank
- #7,115
- “statement” frequency rank
- 48251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emergency | statement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Notfall, Notlage, Notsituation | Äußerung |
Letter map: emergency vs statement
Shared letters muted; letters that set emergency and statement apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. emergency (VCVCCVCCV) and statement (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: emergency and statement
emergency and statement 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 share most of their letters but differ in 9 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emergency is recorded at frequency rank #41,136, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. statement is at rank #7,115, 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 48251, this pair ranks #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emergency vs statement
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emergency": cgry. Private to "statement": ast.
"emergency" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "statement" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emergency" and "statement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "emergency" or "statement" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "emergency" and "statement".
- Full dictionary entry for "emergency" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emergency" and "statement" 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 #1,255,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.