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Which to use

“markets” and “tops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,516
“markets” frequency rank
#31,825
“tops” frequency rank
58341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature markets tops
Definition Plural des Substantivs market Plural des Substantivs top

Letter map: markets vs tops

Shared letters muted; letters that set markets and tops apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. markets runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against tops's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
markets
4 ch
tops

Spelling & dictionary notes on markets vs tops

markets and tops 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

markets is recorded at frequency rank #26,516, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. tops is at rank #31,825, tagged as anoun, 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 58341, this pair ranks #866,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of markets vs tops

Shared letters: st. Private to "markets": aekmr. Private to "tops": op.

"markets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "tops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • markets ← amrkets · makrets · marekts · markest · marketss · marketts · markkets · marrkets
  • tops ← otps · topps · topss · tosp · tpos · ttops

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "markets" and "tops" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "markets" vs "tops" - which ranks higher?
"markets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,516 in our German list, against #31,825 for "tops". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "markets" and "tops". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "markets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #866,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "markets" and "tops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tops". 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 #866,535 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