Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “sounds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #14,674
- “sounds” frequency rank
- 57344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sound |
Letter map: maiden vs sounds
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and sounds apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. maiden (CVVCVC) and sounds (CVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for maiden / sounds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and soundsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sounds is at rank #14,674, 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 57344, this pair ranks #904,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs sounds
Shared letters: dn. Private to "maiden": aeim. Private to "sounds": osu.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sounds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maiden" for "sounds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maiden" vs "sounds" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maiden" and "sounds".
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sounds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #904,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "sounds" 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 #904,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.