Which to use
“friends” is a noun and “transports” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,235
- “friends” frequency rank
- #44,288
- “transports” frequency rank
- 55523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friends | transports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs friend | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transport |
Letter map: friends vs transports
Shared letters muted; letters that set friends and transports apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. friends runs 7 letters (CCVVCCC) against transports's 10 (CCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - friends and transports
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: friends is anoun and transportsaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friends is recorded at frequency rank #11,235, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. transports is at rank #44,288, 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 55523, this pair ranks #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of friends vs transports
Shared letters: nrs. Private to "friends": defi. Private to "transports": aopt.
"friends" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "transports" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- friends ← ffriends · firends · freinds · friedns · friendds · friendss · friennds · friensd
- transports ← rtansports · tarnsports · trannsports · tranpsorts · transoprts · transporrts · transporst · transportss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "friends" and "transports" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "friends" vs "transports" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "friends" and "transports".
- Full dictionary entry for "friends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friends" and "transports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs transports". 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 #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.