modelsvspublishedConfusable pair

Quick tell: models is a noun, published is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“models” is a noun and “published” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,706
“models” frequency rank
#41,409
“published” frequency rank
53115
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature models published
Definition Plural des Substantivs model Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs publish

Letter map: models vs published

Shared letters muted; letters that set models and published apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. models runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against published's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
models
9 ch
published

Grammar separator: models vs published

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: models is anoun and publishedaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

models is recorded at frequency rank #11,706, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. published is at rank #41,409, 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 53115, this pair ranks #1,070,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of models vs published

Shared letters: dels. Private to "models": mo. Private to "published": bhipu.

"models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "published" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels
  • publishedpbulished · ppublished · pubblished · pubilshed · publihsed · publisehd · publishde · publishedd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "models" and "published" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "models" is a noun and "published" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "models" vs "published" - which ranks higher?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #41,409 for "published". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "models" and "published".

  • Full dictionary entry for "models" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "published" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,070,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "models" and "published" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "published 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 #1,070,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list