Which to use
“mirror” is a noun and “questions” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,999
- “mirror” frequency rank
- #36,570
- “questions” frequency rank
- 57569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirror | questions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spiegel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs question |
Letter map: mirror vs questions
Shared letters muted; letters that set mirror and questions apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mirror runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against questions's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mirror vs questions
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mirror is anoun and questionsaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirror is recorded at frequency rank #20,999, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. questions is at rank #36,570, 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 57569, this pair ranks #896,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirror vs questions
Shared letters: io. Private to "mirror": mr. Private to "questions": enqstu.
"mirror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "questions" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirror" for "questions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mirror" vs "questions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mirror" and "questions". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirror" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "questions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #896,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirror" and "questions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs questions". 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 #896,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.