Which to use
“killing” and “working” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,029
- “killing” frequency rank
- #19,089
- “working” frequency rank
- 59118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | killing | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs kill | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs work |
Letter map: killing vs working
Shared letters muted; letters that set killing and working apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. killing and working follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - killing / working
killing and working 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
killing is recorded at frequency rank #40,029, classified as averb, pronounced […]. working is at rank #19,089, 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 59118, this pair ranks #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of killing vs working
Shared letters: gikn. Private to "killing": l. Private to "working": orw.
"killing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "killing" and "working" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "killing" or "working" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "killing" vs "working" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "killing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "working" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "killing" and "working" 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 #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.