Which to use
“François” is a name and “scratch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,052
- “François” frequency rank
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- 54537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | François | scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | kratzen |
Letter map: François vs scratch
Shared letters muted; letters that set François and scratch apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. François runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against scratch's 7 (CCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - François and scratch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: François is aname and scratchaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
François is recorded at frequency rank #11,052, classified as aname, pronounced […]. scratch is at rank #43,485, 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 54537, this pair ranks #1,015,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of François vs scratch
Shared letters: ars. Private to "François": finoç. Private to "scratch": cht.
"François" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- scratch ← csratch · scartch · sccratch · scracth · scratcch · scratchh · scrathc · scrattch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "François" and "scratch" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "François" vs "scratch" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "François" vs "scratch" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "François" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,015,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "François" and "scratch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scratch". 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 #1,015,041 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.