modelsvsslotsTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#11,706
“models” frequency rank
#33,822
“slots” frequency rank
45528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature models slots
Definition Plural des Substantivs model 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slot

Letter map: models vs slots

Shared letters muted; letters that set models and slots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. models runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against slots's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
models
5 ch
slots

Role in the sentence - models and slots

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: models is anoun and slotsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

models is recorded at frequency rank #11,706, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. slots is at rank #33,822, 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 45528, this pair ranks #1,349,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of models vs slots

Shared letters: los. Private to "models": dem. Private to "slots": t.

"models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "slots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels
  • slotslsots · sllots · slost · slotss · slotts · sltos · solts · sslots

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "models" and "slots" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "models" is a noun and "slots" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "models" or "slots"?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #33,822 for "slots". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "models" and "slots". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "models" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "slots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,349,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "models" and "slots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs slots". 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 #1,349,967 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