Which to use
“matches” is a verb and “suicide” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #30,799
- “suicide” frequency rank
- 48782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | suicide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | Selbstmord, Suizid, Freitod |
Letter map: matches vs suicide
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and suicide apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. matches (CVCCCVC) and suicide (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: matches vs suicide
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and suicideanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. suicide is at rank #30,799, 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 48782, this pair ranks #1,235,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs suicide
Shared letters: ces. Private to "matches": ahmt. Private to "suicide": diu.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "suicide" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "matches" and "suicide" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "matches" or "suicide" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suicide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,235,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "suicide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs suicide". 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 #1,235,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.