Which to use
“marks” and “plans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #19,673
- “plans” frequency rank
- 44903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | plans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan |
Letter map: marks vs plans
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and plans apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. marks (CVCCC) and plans (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: marks and plans
marks and plans 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. plans is at rank #19,673, 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 44903, this pair ranks #1,370,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs plans
Shared letters: as. Private to "marks": kmr. Private to "plans": lnp.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marks" and "plans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "plans" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "marks" and "plans".
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,370,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "plans" 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 #1,370,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.