migrosvsspotsTell them apart

Which to use

“migros” and “spots” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,671
“migros” frequency rank
#24,933
“spots” frequency rank
57604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migros spots
Definition Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs migri 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spot

Letter map: migros vs spots

Shared letters muted; letters that set migros and spots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. migros runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against spots's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
migros
5 ch
spots

Spelling & dictionary notes on migros vs spots

migros and spots 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migros is recorded at frequency rank #32,671, classified as averb, pronounced […]. spots is at rank #24,933, 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 57604, this pair ranks #895,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of migros vs spots

Shared letters: os. Private to "migros": gimr. Private to "spots": pt.

"migros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "spots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • migros ← imgros · mgiros · miggros · migors · migross · migrros · migrso · mirgos
  • spots ← sopts · spost · spotss · spotts · sppots · sptos · sspots

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "migros" for "spots" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "migros" or "spots"?
"spots" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,933 in our German list, against #32,671 for "migros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "migros" vs "spots" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "migros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "spots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #895,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migros" and "spots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migros 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 #895,003 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