Which to use
“maps” is a noun and “patches” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,591
- “maps” frequency rank
- #40,746
- “patches” frequency rank
- 50337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maps | patches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs map | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs patch |
Letter map: maps vs patches
Shared letters muted; letters that set maps and patches apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maps runs 4 letters (CVCC) against patches's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - maps and patches
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maps is anoun and patchesaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maps is recorded at frequency rank #9,591, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. patches is at rank #40,746, 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 50337, this pair ranks #1,177,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maps vs patches
Shared letters: aps. Private to "maps": m. Private to "patches": ceht.
"maps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "patches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maps" and "patches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "maps" or "patches" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "maps" and "patches". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maps" and "patches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patches 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 #1,177,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.