Which to use
“location” and “locations” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,429
- “location” frequency rank
- #44,053
- “locations” frequency rank
- 57482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | location | locations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drehort | Plural des Substantivs location |
Letter map: location vs locations
Shared letters muted; letters that set location and locations apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Pair insight - location / locations
location and locations 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 extra letter(s) - “location” sits inside “locations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
location is recorded at frequency rank #13,429, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. locations is at rank #44,053, 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 57482, this pair ranks #899,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of location vs locations
Shared letters: acilnot. Private to "location": -. Private to "locations": s.
"location" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "locations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "location" and "locations" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "location" or "locations" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "location" and "locations". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "location" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "locations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #899,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "location" and "locations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locations 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 #899,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.