Which to use
“marks” is a verb and “noise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #31,196
- “noise” frequency rank
- 56426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | noise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | Lärm, Geräusch, Geschrei, Gerücht, Ton, Tonspiel |
Letter map: marks vs noise
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and noise apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. marks (CVCCC) and noise (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - marks and noise
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marks is averb and noiseanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. noise is at rank #31,196, 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 56426, this pair ranks #940,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs noise
Shared letters: s. Private to "marks": akmr. Private to "noise": eino.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "noise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marks" for "noise" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "noise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "marks" vs "noise" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #940,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "noise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noise 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 #940,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.