Which to use
“matches” is a verb and “sacra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #40,809
- “sacra” frequency rank
- 58792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | sacra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | Plural des Substantivs sacrum |
Letter map: matches vs sacra
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and sacra apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against sacra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - matches and sacra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and sacraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sacra is at rank #40,809, 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 58792, this pair ranks #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs sacra
Shared letters: acs. Private to "matches": ehmt. Private to "sacra": r.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "matches" and "sacra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "matches" vs "sacra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "matches" and "sacra".
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "sacra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sacra". 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 #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.