Which to use
“markets” is a noun and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,516
- “markets” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 29123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | markets | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs market | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: markets vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set markets and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - markets and open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: markets is anoun and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
markets is recorded at frequency rank #26,516, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 29123, this pair ranks #1,772,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of markets vs open
Shared letters: e. Private to "markets": akmrst. Private to "open": nop.
"markets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "markets" and "open" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "markets" vs "open" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "markets" and "open".
- Full dictionary entry for "markets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "markets" and "open" 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 #1,772,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.