Which to use
“forms” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,276
- “forms” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 45930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forms | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs form | Video- |
Letter map: forms vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set forms and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - forms and video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: forms is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forms is recorded at frequency rank #45,276, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, 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 45930, this pair ranks #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forms vs video
Shared letters: o. Private to "forms": fmrs. Private to "video": deiv.
"forms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "forms" and "video" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "forms" vs "video" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "forms" and "video". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "forms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forms" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forms 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 #1,336,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.