Which to use
“markets” and “Märkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,516
- “markets” frequency rank
- #6,567
- “Märkte” frequency rank
- 33083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | markets | Märkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs market | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Markt |
Letter map: markets vs Märkte
Shared letters muted; letters that set markets and Märkte apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: markets and Märkte
markets and Märkte 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
markets is recorded at frequency rank #26,516, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Märkte is at rank #6,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛʁktə].
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 33083, this pair ranks #1,693,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of markets vs Märkte
Shared letters: ekmrt. Private to "markets": as. Private to "Märkte": ä.
"markets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Märkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- markets ← amrkets · makrets · marekts · markest · marketss · marketts · markkets · marrkets
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "markets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Märkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "markets" and "Märkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "markets 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 #1,693,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.