Which to use
“known” and “working” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- #19,089
- “working” frequency rank
- 59734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | known | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs work |
Letter map: known vs working
Shared letters muted; letters that set known and working apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. known runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against working's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - known / working
known 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
known is recorded at frequency rank #40,645, 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 59734, this pair ranks #813,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of known vs working
Shared letters: know. Private to "known": -. Private to "working": gir.
"known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "known" for "working" ever safe?
Frequency check: "known" vs "working" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "known" and "working".
- Full dictionary entry for "known" 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 #813,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "known" and "working" 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 #813,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.