Which to use
“match” is a noun and “matches” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,219
- “match” frequency rank
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- 24202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | match | matches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Match; Wettspiel; Wettkampf | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match |
Letter map: match vs matches
Shared letters muted; letters that set match and matches apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - match and matches
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: match is anoun and matchesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “match” sits inside “matches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
match is recorded at frequency rank #6,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [matʃ]. matches is at rank #17,983, 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 24202, this pair ranks #1,850,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of match vs matches
Shared letters: achmt. Private to "match": -. Private to "matches": es.
"match" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "match" and "matches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "match" vs "matches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "match" vs "matches" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "match" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "match" and "matches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matches 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 #1,850,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.