marketsvsresultsTell them apart

Quick tell: markets is a noun, results is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“markets” is a noun and “results” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,516
“markets” frequency rank
#32,236
“results” frequency rank
58752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature markets results
Definition Plural des Substantivs market 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result

Letter map: markets vs results

Shared letters muted; letters that set markets and results apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. markets (CVCCVCC) and results (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
markets
7 ch
results

Grammar separator: markets vs results

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: markets is anoun and resultsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

markets is recorded at frequency rank #26,516, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. results is at rank #32,236, 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 58752, this pair ranks #850,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of markets vs results

Shared letters: erst. Private to "markets": akm. Private to "results": lu.

"markets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • markets ← amrkets · makrets · marekts · markest · marketss · marketts · markkets · marrkets
  • results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "markets" and "results" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "markets" is a noun and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "markets" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
"markets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,516 in our German list, against #32,236 for "results". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "markets" vs "results" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "markets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #850,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "markets" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #850,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list