matchesvsMohamedTell them apart

Quick tell: matches is a verb, Mohamed is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“matches” is a verb and “Mohamed” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,983
“matches” frequency rank
#26,974
“Mohamed” frequency rank
44957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature matches Mohamed
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match ungarischer männlicher Vorname

Letter map: matches vs Mohamed

Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and Mohamed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. matches (CVCCCVC) and Mohamed (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
matches
7 ch
Mohamed

Role in the sentence - matches and Mohamed

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and Mohamedaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Mohamed is at rank #26,974, tagged as aname, 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 44957, this pair ranks #1,369,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of matches vs Mohamed

Shared letters: aehm. Private to "matches": cst. Private to "Mohamed": do.

"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Mohamed" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • matchesamtches · macthes · matcches · matcehs · matchess · matchhes · matchse · mathces
  • Mohamedmhoamed · mmohamed · moahmed · mohaemd · mohamde · mohamedd · mohhamed · mohmaed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "matches" and "Mohamed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "matches" is a verb and "Mohamed" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "matches" or "Mohamed"?
"matches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,983 in our German list, against #26,974 for "Mohamed". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "matches" and "Mohamed".

  • Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mohamed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,369,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "matches" and "Mohamed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mohamed 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 #1,369,116 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