Which to use
“matches” is a verb and “tung” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- 58882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer |
Letter map: matches vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against tung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - matches and tung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and tunganadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. tung is at rank #40,899, tagged as anadj, 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 58882, this pair ranks #845,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs tung
Shared letters: t. Private to "matches": acehms. Private to "tung": gnu.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matches" and "tung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "matches" or "tung"?
Useful next steps
Pair "matches" vs "tung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #845,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "tung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tung". 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 #845,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.