Which to use
“frozen” and “running” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,941
- “frozen” frequency rank
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- 55411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frozen | running |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs freeze | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run |
Letter map: frozen vs running
Shared letters muted; letters that set frozen and running apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. frozen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against running's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - frozen / running
frozen and running 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frozen is recorded at frequency rank #39,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, 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 55411, this pair ranks #980,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frozen vs running
Shared letters: nr. Private to "frozen": efoz. Private to "running": giu.
"frozen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "frozen" and "running". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "frozen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "running" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #980,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frozen" and "running" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frozen 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 #980,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.