Which to use
“groups” is a noun and “neos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,155
- “groups” frequency rank
- #13,662
- “neos” frequency rank
- 51817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | groups | neos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs group | Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs nei |
Letter map: groups vs neos
Shared letters muted; letters that set groups and neos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. groups runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against neos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for groups / neos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: groups is anoun and neosaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
groups is recorded at frequency rank #38,155, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. neos is at rank #13,662, 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 51817, this pair ranks #1,120,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of groups vs neos
Shared letters: os. Private to "groups": gpru. Private to "neos": en.
"groups" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "neos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "groups" and "neos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "groups" or "neos"?
What to do next
You've compared "groups" and "neos". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "groups" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,120,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "groups" and "neos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "groups 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 #1,120,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.