Which to use
“mining” is a verb and “role” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,436
- “mining” frequency rank
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- 58434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mining | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs mine | die Rolle |
Letter map: mining vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set mining and role apart highlighted. No shared letter run. mining runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against role's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mining vs role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mining is averb and roleanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mining is recorded at frequency rank #22,436, classified as averb, pronounced […]. role is at rank #35,998, 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 58434, this pair ranks #862,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mining vs role
Shared letters: none. Private to "mining": gimn. Private to "role": elor.
"mining" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mining" for "role" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mining" vs "role" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mining" and "role". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #862,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mining" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #862,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.