MathiasvstransportsTell them apart

Quick tell: Mathias is a name, transports is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mathias” is a name and “transports” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,947
“Mathias” frequency rank
#44,288
“transports” frequency rank
54235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mathias transports
Definition dänischer männlicher Vorname 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transport

Letter map: Mathias vs transports

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mathias and transports apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Mathias runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against transports's 10 (CCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Mathias
10 ch
transports

Grammar separator: Mathias vs transports

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mathias is aname and transportsaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mathias is recorded at frequency rank #9,947, classified as aname, pronounced […]. transports is at rank #44,288, 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 54235, this pair ranks #1,026,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mathias vs transports

Shared letters: ast. Private to "Mathias": him. Private to "transports": nopr.

"Mathias" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "transports" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mathiasamthias · mahtias · mathais · mathhias · mathiass · mathisa · matihas · mmathias
  • transportsrtansports · tarnsports · trannsports · tranpsorts · transoprts · transporrts · transporst · transportss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mathias" for "transports" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mathias" is a name and "transports" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Mathias" vs "transports" - which ranks higher?
"Mathias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,947 in our German list, against #44,288 for "transports". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Mathias" vs "transports" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mathias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,026,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mathias" and "transports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs transports". 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 #1,026,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list