Which to use
“fragment” and “princess” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,134
- “fragment” frequency rank
- #23,666
- “princess” frequency rank
- 46800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragment | princess |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe | ein weibliches Mitglied der königlichen Familie; Prinzessin, die Königstochter |
Letter map: fragment vs princess
Shared letters muted; letters that set fragment and princess apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fragment and princess follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - fragment / princess
fragment and princess 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragment is recorded at frequency rank #23,134, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. princess is at rank #23,666, 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 46800, this pair ranks #1,306,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fragment vs princess
Shared letters: enr. Private to "fragment": afgmt. Private to "princess": cips.
"fragment" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "princess" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fragment" and "princess" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fragment" or "princess"?
After this comparison
You've compared "fragment" and "princess". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "princess" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,306,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragment" and "princess" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "princess 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 #1,306,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.