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“Hooligan” and “Hooligans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,233
- “Hooligan” frequency rank
- #21,645
- “Hooligans” frequency rank
- 69878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hooligan | Hooligans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fußball- oder Sportfan, der gerne Gewalt gegen andere Fans (insbesondere Fans anderer bzw. gegnerischer Teams) anwendet | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hooligan |
Where the eye mixes Hooligan and Hooligans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hooligan and Hooligans
A purely visual mix-up. Hooligan ([ˈhuːliˌɡən]) and Hooligans ([ˈhuːliˌɡəns]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hooligan” sits inside “Hooligans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hooligan is recorded at frequency rank #48,233, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːliˌɡən]. Hooligans is at rank #21,645, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːliˌɡəns].
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 69878, this pair ranks #463,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hooligan vs Hooligans
Shared letters: aghilno. Private to "Hooligan": -. Private to "Hooligans": s.
"Hooligan" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "Hooligans" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hooligan" and "Hooligans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hooligan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hooligans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #463,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #463,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.