Which to use
“fingers” and “parts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,771
- “fingers” frequency rank
- #21,016
- “parts” frequency rank
- 56787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fingers | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finger | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs part |
Letter map: fingers vs parts
Shared letters muted; letters that set fingers and parts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fingers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against parts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: fingers and parts
fingers and parts 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fingers is recorded at frequency rank #35,771, classified as averb, pronounced […]. parts is at rank #21,016, 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 56787, this pair ranks #926,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fingers vs parts
Shared letters: rs. Private to "fingers": efgin. Private to "parts": apt.
"fingers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fingers" for "parts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fingers" vs "parts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fingers" vs "parts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fingers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #926,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fingers" and "parts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fingers 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 #926,610 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.