Which to use
“foods” and “whisky” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,879
- “foods” frequency rank
- #11,569
- “whisky” frequency rank
- 55448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foods | whisky |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs food | Whisky |
Letter map: foods vs whisky
Shared letters muted; letters that set foods and whisky apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. foods runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against whisky's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: foods and whisky
foods and whisky 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 55448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foods is recorded at frequency rank #43,879, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. whisky is at rank #11,569, 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 55448, this pair ranks #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foods vs whisky
Shared letters: s. Private to "foods": dfo. Private to "whisky": hikwy.
"foods" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "whisky" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foods" for "whisky" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foods" or "whisky"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foods" and "whisky".
- Full dictionary entry for "foods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "whisky" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foods" and "whisky" 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 #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.