Which to use
“essays” and “voices” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,877
- “essays” frequency rank
- #37,294
- “voices” frequency rank
- 55171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | essays | voices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs essay | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voice |
Letter map: essays vs voices
Shared letters muted; letters that set essays and voices apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. essays (VCCVVC) and voices (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: essays and voices
essays and voices 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
essays is recorded at frequency rank #17,877, classified as averb, pronounced […]. voices is at rank #37,294, tagged as averb, 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 55171, this pair ranks #989,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of essays vs voices
Shared letters: es. Private to "essays": ay. Private to "voices": ciov.
"essays" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "voices" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "essays" for "voices" ever safe?
Frequency check: "essays" vs "voices" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "essays" vs "voices" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "essays" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #989,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "essays" and "voices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs voices". 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 #989,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.