martensvsresultsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#25,657
“martens” frequency rank
#32,236
“results” frequency rank
57893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature martens results
Definition Plural des Substantivs marten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result

Letter map: martens vs results

Shared letters muted; letters that set martens and results apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. martens (CVCCVCC) and results (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
martens
7 ch
results

Role in the sentence - martens and results

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: martens is anoun and resultsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

martens is recorded at frequency rank #25,657, 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 57893, this pair ranks #883,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of martens vs results

Shared letters: erst. Private to "martens": amn. Private to "results": lu.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • martens ← amrtens · maretns · marrtens · martenns · martenss · martesn · martnes · marttens
  • results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "martens" for "results" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "martens" is a noun and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "martens" or "results"?
"martens" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,657 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.

What to do next

You've compared "martens" and "results". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "martens" 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 #883,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "martens" 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 #883,708 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