Which to use
“hits” is a verb and “windows” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- #2,937
- “windows” frequency rank
- 10274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | windows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit | Plural des Substantivs window |
Letter map: hits vs windows
Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and windows apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hits runs 4 letters (CVCC) against windows's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hits and windows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and windowsanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. windows is at rank #2,937, tagged as anoun, 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 10274, this pair ranks #1,975,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs windows
Shared letters: is. Private to "hits": ht. Private to "windows": dnow.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "windows" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hits" and "windows" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hits" or "windows" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hits" and "windows".
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "windows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "windows" 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 #1,975,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.