Which to use
“mirror” is a noun and “running” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,999
- “mirror” frequency rank
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- 36469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirror | running |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spiegel | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run |
Letter map: mirror vs running
Shared letters muted; letters that set mirror and running apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mirror runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against running's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mirror vs running
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mirror is anoun and runningaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirror is recorded at frequency rank #20,999, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, 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 36469, this pair ranks #1,614,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirror vs running
Shared letters: ir. Private to "mirror": mo. Private to "running": gnu.
"mirror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirror" and "running" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mirror" or "running" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "mirror" vs "running" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirror" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "running" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirror" and "running" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirror 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 #1,614,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.