martivstimesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,446
“marti” frequency rank
#5,431
“times” frequency rank
50877
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marti times
Definition Ehefrau des Sohnes; Schwiegertochter Plural des Substantivs time

Letter map: marti vs times

Shared letters muted; letters that set marti and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. marti (CVCCV) and times (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
marti
5 ch
times

Corpus notes: marti and times

marti and times 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marti is recorded at frequency rank #45,446, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, 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 50877, this pair ranks #1,156,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marti vs times

Shared letters: imt. Private to "marti": ar. Private to "times": es.

"marti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • martiamrti · marit · marrti · martti · matri · mmarti · mrati
  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "marti" and "times" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "marti" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,431 in our German list, against #45,446 for "marti". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "marti" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "marti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,156,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "marti" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marti 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 #1,156,915 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