Which to use
“killing” and “shows” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,029
- “killing” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 48159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | killing | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs kill | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: killing vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set killing and shows apart highlighted. No shared letter run. killing runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against shows's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: killing and shows
killing and shows are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
killing is recorded at frequency rank #40,029, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shows is at rank #8,130, 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 48159, this pair ranks #1,258,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of killing vs shows
Shared letters: none. Private to "killing": gikln. Private to "shows": hosw.
"killing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "killing" and "shows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "killing" or "shows" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "killing" and "shows".
- Full dictionary entry for "killing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "killing" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killing 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 #1,258,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.