Which to use
“looks” and “observation” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,298
- “looks” frequency rank
- #49,936
- “observation” frequency rank
- 78234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | looks | observation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs look | Beobachtung, Observation, Überwachung |
Letter map: looks vs observation
Shared letters muted; letters that set looks and observation apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. looks runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against observation's 11 (VCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - looks / observation
looks and observation 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 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
looks is recorded at frequency rank #28,298, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. observation is at rank #49,936, 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 78234, this pair ranks #242,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of looks vs observation
Shared letters: os. Private to "looks": kl. Private to "observation": abeinrtv.
"looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "observation" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- looks ← llooks · lokos · lookks · lookss · loosk · oloks
- observation ← boservation · obbservation · obesrvation · obseravtion · obserrvation · observaiton · observatino · observationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "looks" and "observation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "looks" vs "observation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "looks" and "observation".
- Full dictionary entry for "looks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "observation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "looks" and "observation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "observation 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 #242,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.