Which to use
“food” is a noun and “maduro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,045
- “food” frequency rank
- #38,270
- “maduro” frequency rank
- 45315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | food | maduro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Substanz die von Menschen, Pflanzen oder Tieren aufgenommen wird, um das Überleben und das Wachstum zu ermöglichen, Nahrung | ausgewachsen, erwachsen, reif |
Letter map: food vs maduro
Shared letters muted; letters that set food and maduro apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. food runs 4 letters (CVVC) against maduro's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: food vs maduro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: food is anoun and maduroanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
food is recorded at frequency rank #7,045, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. maduro is at rank #38,270, 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 45315, this pair ranks #1,357,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of food vs maduro
Shared letters: do. Private to "food": f. Private to "maduro": amru.
"food" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "maduro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "food" for "maduro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "food" vs "maduro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "food" and "maduro".
- Full dictionary entry for "food" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maduro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "food" and "maduro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maduro 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 #1,357,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.