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Which to use

“League” and “watch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,976
“League” frequency rank
#8,655
“watch” frequency rank
10631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature League watch
Definition historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß eine kleine Uhr

Letter map: League vs watch

Shared letters muted; letters that set League and watch apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. League runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against watch's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
League
5 ch
watch

Corpus notes: League and watch

League and watch 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

League is recorded at frequency rank #1,976, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. watch is at rank #8,655, 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 10631, this pair ranks #1,974,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of League vs watch

Shared letters: a. Private to "League": eglu. Private to "watch": chtw.

"League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "watch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Leagueelague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague
  • watchawtch · wacth · watcch · watchh · wathc · wattch · wtach · wwatch

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "League" for "watch" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "League" or "watch"?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #8,655 for "watch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "League" vs "watch" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "League" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "watch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,974,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "League" and "watch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs watch". 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 #1,974,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list