ModemvsmovesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#25,677
“Modem” frequency rank
#36,510
“moves” frequency rank
62187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Modem moves
Definition Apparat zum Übertragen (Senden und Empfangen) digitaler Daten durch analoge Signale (häufig über Telefonleitungen) 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs move

Letter map: Modem vs moves

Shared letters muted; letters that set Modem and moves apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Modem
5 ch
moves

Part-of-speech tell for Modem / moves

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Modem is anoun and movesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Modem is recorded at frequency rank #25,677, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːdɛm]. moves is at rank #36,510, 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 62187, this pair ranks #722,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Modem vs moves

Shared letters: emo. Private to "Modem": d. Private to "moves": sv.

"Modem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "moves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Modemmdoem · mmodem · moddem · modemm · modme · moedm · omdem
  • movesmmoves · moevs · movess · movse · movves · mvoes · omves

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Modem" and "moves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Modem" is a noun and "moves" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Modem" or "moves"?
"Modem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,677 in our German list, against #36,510 for "moves". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Modem" and "moves".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Modem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #722,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Modem" and "moves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moves 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 #722,065 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