Which to use
“friends” and “negro” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,235
- “friends” frequency rank
- #44,101
- “negro” frequency rank
- 55336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friends | negro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs friend | der Neger |
Letter map: friends vs negro
Shared letters muted; letters that set friends and negro apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. friends runs 7 letters (CCVVCCC) against negro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on friends vs negro
friends and negro 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 55336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friends is recorded at frequency rank #11,235, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. negro is at rank #44,101, 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 55336, this pair ranks #983,541 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of friends vs negro
Shared letters: enr. Private to "friends": dfis. Private to "negro": go.
"friends" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "negro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "friends" and "negro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "friends" vs "negro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "friends" and "negro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "friends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #983,541 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friends" and "negro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negro 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 #983,541 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.