Which to use
“installation” is a noun and “status” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,885
- “installation” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “status” frequency rank
- 11403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | installation | status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Einrichtung, Installation | Konditional Aktiv des Verbs stati |
Letter map: installation vs status
Shared letters muted; letters that set installation and status apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - installation and status
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: installation is anoun and statusaverb. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
installation is recorded at frequency rank #8,885, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. status is at rank #2,518, 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 11403, this pair ranks #1,970,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of installation vs status
Shared letters: ast. Private to "installation": ilno. Private to "status": u.
"installation" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVVC · "status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- installation ← innstallation · insatllation · insstallation · instalaltion · instalation · installaiton · installatino · installationn
- status ← sattus · sstatus · statsu · stattus · statuss · stauts · sttatus · sttaus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "installation" for "status" ever safe?
Frequency check: "installation" vs "status" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "installation" vs "status" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "installation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "installation" and "status" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "installation 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 #1,970,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.