Which to use
“military” is an adjective and “waggons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,699
- “military” frequency rank
- #27,564
- “waggons” frequency rank
- 57263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | military | waggons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | militärisch | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waggon |
Letter map: military vs waggons
Shared letters muted; letters that set military and waggons apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. military runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against waggons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - military and waggons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: military is anadjective and waggonsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
military is recorded at frequency rank #29,699, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. waggons is at rank #27,564, 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 57263, this pair ranks #908,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of military vs waggons
Shared letters: a. Private to "military": ilmrty. Private to "waggons": gnosw.
"military" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "waggons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "military" vs "waggons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "military" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "waggons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #908,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "military" and "waggons" 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 #908,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.