Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “running” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- 58140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | running |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run |
Letter map: maiden vs running
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and running apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maiden runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against running's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for maiden / running
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and runningaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, tagged as averb, 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 58140, this pair ranks #874,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs running
Shared letters: in. Private to "maiden": adem. Private to "running": gru.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maiden" for "running" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maiden" vs "running" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maiden" and "running".
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "running" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #874,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "running" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden 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 #874,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.