Which to use
“Laptop” and “Laptops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,099
- “Laptop” frequency rank
- #17,971
- “Laptops” frequency rank
- 23070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laptop | Laptops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tragbarer Computer mit Batteriebetrieb/Akku, der meist schwerer und größer ist als ein Notebook | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laptop |
Where the eye mixes Laptop and Laptops
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Laptop with Laptops
A purely visual mix-up. Laptop ([ˈlɛptɔp]) and Laptops ([ˈlɛptɔps]) 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) - “Laptop” sits inside “Laptops”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laptop is recorded at frequency rank #5,099, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛptɔp]. Laptops is at rank #17,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛptɔps].
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 23070, this pair ranks #1,866,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laptop vs Laptops
Shared letters: alopt. Private to "Laptop": -. Private to "Laptops": s.
"Laptop" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Laptops" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Laptop" and "Laptops" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Laptop" vs "Laptops" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laptop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laptops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,866,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.