Which to use
“Mary” is a name and “signals” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,536
- “Mary” frequency rank
- #42,817
- “signals” frequency rank
- 47353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mary | signals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs signal |
Letter map: Mary vs signals
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mary and signals apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Mary runs 4 letters (CVCV) against signals's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Mary vs signals
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mary is aname and signalsaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mary is recorded at frequency rank #4,536, classified as aname, pronounced […]. signals is at rank #42,817, 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 47353, this pair ranks #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mary vs signals
Shared letters: a. Private to "Mary": mry. Private to "signals": gilns.
"Mary" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "signals" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mary" for "signals" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mary" or "signals"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mary" and "signals".
- Full dictionary entry for "Mary" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mary" and "signals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs signals". 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 #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.