Which to use
“error” and “Reales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,958
- “error” frequency rank
- #29,746
- “Reales” frequency rank
- 51704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | error | Reales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fehler, Irrtum, Schnitzer | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Real |
Letter map: error vs Reales
Shared letters muted; letters that set error and Reales apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. error runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against Reales's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - error / Reales
error and Reales 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
error is recorded at frequency rank #21,958, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Reales is at rank #29,746, 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 51704, this pair ranks #1,125,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of error vs Reales
Shared letters: er. Private to "error": o. Private to "Reales": als.
"error" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Reales" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "error" for "Reales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "error" vs "Reales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "error" and "Reales".
- Full dictionary entry for "error" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "error" and "Reales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reales". 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 #1,125,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.