Which to use
“memories” is a noun and “sports” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,792
- “memories” frequency rank
- #7,990
- “sports” frequency rank
- 52782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memories | sports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs memory | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sport |
Letter map: memories vs sports
Shared letters muted; letters that set memories and sports apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. memories runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against sports's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for memories / sports
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memories is anoun and sportsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memories is recorded at frequency rank #44,792, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sports is at rank #7,990, 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 52782, this pair ranks #1,083,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of memories vs sports
Shared letters: ors. Private to "memories": eim. Private to "sports": pt.
"memories" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sports" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "memories" and "sports" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "memories" vs "sports" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "memories" vs "sports" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "memories" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,083,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memories" and "sports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memories 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 #1,083,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.