Which to use
“Junkie” and “Junkies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,614
- “Junkie” frequency rank
- #30,630
- “Junkies” frequency rank
- 63244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Junkie | Junkies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die von etwas abhängig ist, ursprünglich drogenabhängig | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Junkie |
Where the eye mixes Junkie and Junkies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Junkie runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against Junkies's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Junkie and Junkies
A purely visual mix-up. Junkie ([ˈd͡ʒaŋki]) and Junkies ([ˈd͡ʒaŋkis]) 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) - “Junkie” sits inside “Junkies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Junkie is recorded at frequency rank #32,614, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd͡ʒaŋki]. Junkies is at rank #30,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd͡ʒaŋkis].
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 63244, this pair ranks #683,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Junkie vs Junkies
Shared letters: eijknu. Private to "Junkie": -. Private to "Junkies": s.
"Junkie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Junkies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Junkie" and "Junkies" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Junkie" or "Junkies" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Junkie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Junkies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #683,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Junkie" and "Junkies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junk vs Junkie". 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 #683,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.