Which to use
“foods” and “shops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,879
- “foods” frequency rank
- #11,970
- “shops” frequency rank
- 55849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foods | shops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs food | Plural des Substantivs shop |
Letter map: foods vs shops
Shared letters muted; letters that set foods and shops apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. foods (CVVCC) and shops (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on foods vs shops
foods and shops 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foods is recorded at frequency rank #43,879, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shops is at rank #11,970, 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 55849, this pair ranks #963,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foods vs shops
Shared letters: os. Private to "foods": df. Private to "shops": hp.
"foods" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "shops" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foods" and "shops" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "foods" vs "shops" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "foods" vs "shops" 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 "shops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #963,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foods" and "shops" 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 #963,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.