Which to use
“matches” and “questions” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #36,570
- “questions” frequency rank
- 54553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | questions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs question |
Letter map: matches vs questions
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and questions apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against questions's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: matches and questions
matches and questions 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. questions is at rank #36,570, 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 54553, this pair ranks #1,014,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs questions
Shared letters: est. Private to "matches": achm. Private to "questions": inoqu.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "questions" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matches" and "questions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "matches" or "questions"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "matches" and "questions". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "questions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,014,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "questions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs questions". 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 #1,014,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.