foodsvsmodelsTell them apart

Which to use

“foods” and “models” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,879
“foods” frequency rank
#11,706
“models” frequency rank
55585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature foods models
Definition Plural des Substantivs food Plural des Substantivs model

Letter map: foods vs models

Shared letters muted; letters that set foods and models apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. foods runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against models's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
foods
6 ch
models

Spelling & dictionary notes on foods vs models

foods and models 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 55585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

foods is recorded at frequency rank #43,879, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. models is at rank #11,706, tagged as anoun, 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 55585, this pair ranks #973,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of foods vs models

Shared letters: dos. Private to "foods": f. Private to "models": elm.

"foods" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • foods ← ffoods · fodos · fods · foodds · foodss · foosd · ofods
  • models ← mdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "foods" and "models" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "foods" vs "models" - which ranks higher?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #43,879 for "foods". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "foods" vs "models" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "foods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #973,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "foods" and "models" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foods 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 #973,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list