HendrikvsshowsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hendrik is a name, shows is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“Hendrik” is a name and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,828
“Hendrik” frequency rank
#8,130
“shows” frequency rank
22958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hendrik shows
Definition männlicher Vorname 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Hendrik and shows apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Hendrik
5 ch
shows

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hendrik is aname and showsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hendrik is recorded at frequency rank #14,828, classified as aname, 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 22958, this pair ranks #1,867,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hendrik vs shows

Shared letters: h. Private to "Hendrik": deiknr. Private to "shows": osw.

"Hendrik" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hendrik ← ehndrik · hednrik · henddrik · hendirk · hendrikk · hendrki · hendrrik · henndrik
  • shows ← hsows · shhows · shosw · showss · showws · shwos · sohws · sshows

Frequency comparison

Hendrik#14,828
shows#8,130

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hendrik" and "shows" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hendrik" is a name and "shows" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hendrik" or "shows"?
"shows" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,130 in our German list, against #14,828 for "Hendrik". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Hendrik vs shows

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Hendrik”; for a verb, it's “shows”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Hendrik” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list