Which to use
“hits” is a verb and “stop” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- #6,109
- “stop” frequency rank
- 13446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | stop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit | Aufforderung auf Verkehrszeichen, Drucktasten oder dergleichen zum Anhalten beziehungsweise zum sofortigen Beenden von etwas |
Letter map: hits vs stop
Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and stop apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hits (CVCC) and stop (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for hits / stop
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and stopanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. stop is at rank #6,109, tagged as anintj, 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 13446, this pair ranks #1,957,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs stop
Shared letters: st. Private to "hits": hi. Private to "stop": op.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "stop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hits" and "stop" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hits" or "stop" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hits" and "stop".
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "stop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits 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 #1,957,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.