Which to use
“known” is a verb and “models” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- #11,706
- “models” frequency rank
- 52351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | known | models |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know | Plural des Substantivs model |
Letter map: known vs models
Shared letters muted; letters that set known and models apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. known runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against models's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: known vs models
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: known is averb and modelsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
known is recorded at frequency rank #40,645, classified as averb, pronounced […]. models is at rank #11,706, tagged as anoun, 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 52351, this pair ranks #1,100,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of known vs models
Shared letters: o. Private to "known": knw. Private to "models": delms.
"known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "known" and "models" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "known" or "models" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "known" and "models".
- Full dictionary entry for "known" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,100,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "known" and "models" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "known 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 #1,100,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.