Which to use
“missing” and “puzzles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,357
- “missing” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 93343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missing | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: missing vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - missing / puzzles
missing and puzzles are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, classified as averb, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, 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 93343, this pair ranks #23,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of missing vs puzzles
Shared letters: s. Private to "missing": gimn. Private to "puzzles": elpuz.
"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "missing" and "puzzles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "missing" vs "puzzles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "missing" vs "puzzles" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "missing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missing" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #23,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.