Which to use
“habs” is an abbrev and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,992
- “habs” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 13122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habs | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | habe es | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: habs vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set habs and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. habs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against shows's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: habs vs shows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: habs is anabbrev and showsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habs is recorded at frequency rank #4,992, classified as anabbrev, 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 13122, this pair ranks #1,959,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habs vs shows
Shared letters: hs. Private to "habs": ab. Private to "shows": ow.
"habs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "habs" 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 #1,959,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habs" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shows". 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 #1,959,978 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.