Which to use
“Forum” and “Forums” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,444
- “Forum” frequency rank
- #19,911
- “Forums” frequency rank
- 22355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Forum | Forums |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | realer oder virtueller Ort, wo Meinungen untereinander ausgetauscht werden können, Fragen gestellt und beantwortet werden können | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Forum |
Where the eye mixes Forum and Forums
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Forum with Forums
A purely visual mix-up. Forum ([ˈfoːʁʊm]) and Forums ([ˈfoːʁʊms]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Forum” sits inside “Forums”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Forum is recorded at frequency rank #2,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːʁʊm]. Forums is at rank #19,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːʁʊms].
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 22355, this pair ranks #1,875,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Forum vs Forums
Shared letters: fmoru. Private to "Forum": -. Private to "Forums": s.
"Forum" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Forums" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Forum" for "Forums" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Forum" or "Forums"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Forum" and "Forums" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Forum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Forums" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Forum" and "Forums" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Forums vs Fouls". 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 #1,875,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.