Which to use
“military” is an adjective and “operations” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,699
- “military” frequency rank
- #28,789
- “operations” frequency rank
- 58488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | military | operations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | militärisch | Plural des Substantivs operation |
Letter map: military vs operations
Shared letters muted; letters that set military and operations apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. military runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against operations's 10 (VCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: military vs operations
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: military is anadjective and operationsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
military is recorded at frequency rank #29,699, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. operations is at rank #28,789, 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 58488, this pair ranks #860,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of military vs operations
Shared letters: airt. Private to "military": lmy. Private to "operations": enops.
"military" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "operations" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- military ← imlitary · miiltary · miliatry · militarry · militaryy · militayr · militray · milittary
- operations ← oeprations · opeartions · operaitons · operatinos · operationns · operationss · operatiosn · operatoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "military" for "operations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "military" vs "operations" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "military" and "operations". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "military" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "operations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "military" and "operations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "military 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 #860,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.