Which to use
“fragment” is a noun and “results” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,134
- “fragment” frequency rank
- #32,236
- “results” frequency rank
- 55370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragment | results |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Splitter, Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result |
Letter map: fragment vs results
Shared letters muted; letters that set fragment and results apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fragment runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against results's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fragment and results
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fragment is anoun and resultsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragment is recorded at frequency rank #23,134, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. results is at rank #32,236, tagged as averb, 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 55370, this pair ranks #982,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fragment vs results
Shared letters: ert. Private to "fragment": afgmn. Private to "results": lsu.
"fragment" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fragment" and "results" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fragment" or "results"?
Useful next steps
Pair "fragment" vs "results" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #982,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragment" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #982,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.