likesvsLikörWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: likes is a verb, Likör is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“likes” is a verb and “Likör” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,771
“likes” frequency rank
#38,260
“Likör” frequency rank
55031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature likes Likör
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like aromatisches alkoholisches Getränk mit relativ hohem Zuckergehalt und einem Alkoholgehalt von 15 bis 40 Prozent

Letter map: likes vs Likör

Shared letters muted; letters that set likes and Likör apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. likes and Likör follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Likör

Part-of-speech tell for likes / Likör

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: likes is averb and Liköranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

likes is recorded at frequency rank #16,771, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Likör is at rank #38,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liˈkøːɐ̯].

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 55031, this pair ranks #995,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of likes vs Likör

Shared letters: ikl. Private to "likes": es. Private to "Likör": rö.

"likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Likör" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • likes ← ilkes · lieks · likess · likkes · likse · lkies · llikes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "likes" and "Likör" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "likes" is a verb and "Likör" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "likes" vs "Likör" - which ranks higher?
"likes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,771 in our German list, against #38,260 for "Likör". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "likes" and "Likör". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "likes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Likör" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #995,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "likes" and "Likör" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liken vs Likör". 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 #995,401 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