Which to use
“matches” and “yorks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #37,319
- “yorks” frequency rank
- 55302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | yorks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs york |
Letter map: matches vs yorks
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and yorks apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against yorks's 5 (VVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: matches and yorks
matches and yorks 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 55302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. yorks is at rank #37,319, 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 55302, this pair ranks #984,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs yorks
Shared letters: s. Private to "matches": acehmt. Private to "yorks": kory.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "yorks" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matches" and "yorks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "matches" or "yorks" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "matches" and "yorks".
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yorks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #984,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "yorks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs yorks". 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 #984,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.