Which to use
“hobbies” is a noun and “puzzles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,116
- “hobbies” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 80102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hobbies | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs hobby | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: hobbies vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set hobbies and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hobbies (CVCCVVC) and puzzles (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hobbies vs puzzles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hobbies is anoun and puzzlesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hobbies is recorded at frequency rank #30,116, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, 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 80102, this pair ranks #202,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hobbies vs puzzles
Shared letters: es. Private to "hobbies": bhio. Private to "puzzles": lpuz.
"hobbies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "hobbies" vs "puzzles" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hobbies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hobbies" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #202,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.