Which to use
“matches” is a verb and “unions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #30,823
- “unions” frequency rank
- 48806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | unions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | Plural des Substantivs union |
Letter map: matches vs unions
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and unions apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against unions's 6 (VCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - matches and unions
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and unionsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. unions is at rank #30,823, 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 48806, this pair ranks #1,234,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs unions
Shared letters: s. Private to "matches": acehmt. Private to "unions": inou.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "unions" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matches" and "unions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "matches" vs "unions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,234,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "unions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unions". 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 #1,234,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.