Which to use
“ensemble” is a noun and “smooth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,055
- “ensemble” frequency rank
- #49,255
- “smooth” frequency rank
- 55310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ensemble | smooth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble | glatt |
Letter map: ensemble vs smooth
Shared letters muted; letters that set ensemble and smooth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ensemble runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against smooth's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ensemble and smooth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ensemble is anoun and smoothanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ensemble is recorded at frequency rank #6,055, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. smooth is at rank #49,255, tagged as anadj, 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 55310, this pair ranks #984,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ensemble vs smooth
Shared letters: ms. Private to "ensemble": beln. Private to "smooth": hot.
"ensemble" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "smooth" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ensemble" for "smooth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ensemble" vs "smooth" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "ensemble" vs "smooth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ensemble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "smooth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #984,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ensemble" and "smooth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs smooth". 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 #984,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.