Which to use
“friends” and “residence” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,235
- “friends” frequency rank
- #42,763
- “residence” frequency rank
- 53998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friends | residence |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs friend | Wohnort, Wohnsitz, Residenz |
Letter map: friends vs residence
Shared letters muted; letters that set friends and residence apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. friends runs 7 letters (CCVVCCC) against residence's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: friends and residence
friends and residence 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 53998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friends is recorded at frequency rank #11,235, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. residence is at rank #42,763, 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 53998, this pair ranks #1,036,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of friends vs residence
Shared letters: deinrs. Private to "friends": f. Private to "residence": c.
"friends" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "residence" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "friends" and "residence" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "friends" vs "residence" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "friends" vs "residence" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "friends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "residence" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,036,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friends" and "residence" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs residence". 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 #1,036,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.