Which to use
“grips” is a noun and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,230
- “grips” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 51360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grips | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs grip | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: grips vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set grips and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. grips and shows follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: grips vs shows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grips is anoun and showsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grips is recorded at frequency rank #43,230, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shows is at rank #8,130, 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 51360, this pair ranks #1,138,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grips vs shows
Shared letters: s. Private to "grips": gipr. Private to "shows": how.
"grips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grips" for "shows" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grips" or "shows"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grips" and "shows".
- Full dictionary entry for "grips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grips" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grips 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 #1,138,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.