Which to use
“mega” is a verb and “powers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,982
- “mega” frequency rank
- #33,236
- “powers” frequency rank
- 37218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mega | powers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Erlaubnis haben; dürfen | Plural des Substantivs power |
Letter map: mega vs powers
Shared letters muted; letters that set mega and powers apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mega runs 4 letters (CVCV) against powers's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mega and powers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mega is averb and powersanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mega is recorded at frequency rank #3,982, classified as averb, pronounced […]. powers is at rank #33,236, 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 37218, this pair ranks #1,595,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mega vs powers
Shared letters: e. Private to "mega": agm. Private to "powers": oprsw.
"mega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mega" for "powers" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mega" or "powers" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mega" and "powers".
- Full dictionary entry for "mega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "powers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mega" and "powers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "powers vs puzzles". 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 #1,595,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.