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.
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?
Frequency check: "likes" vs "Likör" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- 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.