Which to use
“marks” and “offs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- 50086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | offs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off |
Letter map: marks vs offs
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and offs apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. marks runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against offs's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - marks / offs
marks and offs 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 50086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. offs is at rank #24,856, 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 50086, this pair ranks #1,187,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs offs
Shared letters: s. Private to "marks": akmr. Private to "offs": fo.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marks" and "offs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "offs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "marks" and "offs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "offs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marks 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 #1,187,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.