Which to use
“fingers” is a verb and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,771
- “fingers” frequency rank
- #20,073
- “strong” frequency rank
- 55844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fingers | strong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finger | stark |
Letter map: fingers vs strong
Shared letters muted; letters that set fingers and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fingers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against strong's 6 (CCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: fingers vs strong
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fingers is averb and stronganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fingers is recorded at frequency rank #35,771, classified as averb, pronounced […]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, 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 55844, this pair ranks #963,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fingers vs strong
Shared letters: gnrs. Private to "fingers": efi. Private to "strong": ot.
"fingers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fingers" and "strong" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fingers" or "strong"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fingers" and "strong".
- Full dictionary entry for "fingers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #963,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fingers" and "strong" 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 #963,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.