Which to use
“evil” is an adjective and “running” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,620
- “evil” frequency rank
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- 31090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evil | running |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | böse | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run |
Letter map: evil vs running
Shared letters muted; letters that set evil and running apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. evil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against running's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: evil vs running
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: evil is anadjective and runningaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evil is recorded at frequency rank #15,620, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, 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 31090, this pair ranks #1,734,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of evil vs running
Shared letters: i. Private to "evil": elv. Private to "running": gnru.
"evil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "evil" and "running" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "evil" or "running"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "evil" and "running".
- Full dictionary entry for "evil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "running" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evil" and "running" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evil 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 #1,734,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.