Which to use
“golem” is a noun and “likes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,572
- “golem” frequency rank
- #16,771
- “likes” frequency rank
- 49343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golem | likes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golem | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like |
Letter map: golem vs likes
Shared letters muted; letters that set golem and likes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. golem and likes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - golem and likes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: golem is anoun and likesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golem is recorded at frequency rank #32,572, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. likes is at rank #16,771, 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 49343, this pair ranks #1,215,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of golem vs likes
Shared letters: el. Private to "golem": gmo. Private to "likes": iks.
"golem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "golem" and "likes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "golem" or "likes"?
What to do next
Pair "golem" vs "likes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "golem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "likes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,215,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golem" and "likes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golem 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 #1,215,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.