Which to use
“fragment” and “powers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,134
- “fragment” frequency rank
- #33,236
- “powers” frequency rank
- 56370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragment | powers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe | Plural des Substantivs power |
Letter map: fragment vs powers
Shared letters muted; letters that set fragment and powers apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. fragment runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against powers's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fragment vs powers
fragment and powers 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragment is recorded at frequency rank #23,134, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. powers is at rank #33,236, 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 56370, this pair ranks #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fragment vs powers
Shared letters: er. Private to "fragment": afgmnt. Private to "powers": opsw.
"fragment" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fragment" for "powers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fragment" vs "powers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "fragment" and "powers". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "powers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragment" and "powers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "powers 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 #942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.