Which to use
“food” is a noun and “smooth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,045
- “food” frequency rank
- #49,255
- “smooth” frequency rank
- 56300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | food | smooth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Substanz die von Menschen, Pflanzen oder Tieren aufgenommen wird, um das Überleben und das Wachstum zu ermöglichen, Nahrung | glatt |
Letter map: food vs smooth
Shared letters muted; letters that set food and smooth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. food runs 4 letters (CVVC) against smooth's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: food vs smooth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: food is anoun and smoothanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
food is recorded at frequency rank #7,045, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. smooth is at rank #49,255, 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 56300, this pair ranks #945,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of food vs smooth
Shared letters: o. Private to "food": df. Private to "smooth": hmst.
"food" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "smooth" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "food" and "smooth" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "food" or "smooth"?
What to do next
You've compared "food" and "smooth". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "food" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "smooth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #945,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "food" and "smooth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs smooth". 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 #945,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.