Which to use
“features” and “scratch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,866
- “features” frequency rank
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- 55351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | features | scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feature | kratzen |
Letter map: features vs scratch
Shared letters muted; letters that set features and scratch apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. features runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against scratch's 7 (CCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: features and scratch
features and scratch 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 55351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
features is recorded at frequency rank #11,866, classified as averb, pronounced […]. scratch is at rank #43,485, 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 55351, this pair ranks #982,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of features vs scratch
Shared letters: arst. Private to "features": efu. Private to "scratch": ch.
"features" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "features" and "scratch" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "features" vs "scratch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "features" and "scratch". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "features" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #982,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "features" and "scratch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scratch". 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 #982,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.