MonitorenvsmonitoringWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,093
“Monitoren” frequency rank
#21,701
“monitoring” frequency rank
70794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Monitoren monitoring
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Monitor Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs monitor

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Monitoren and monitoring apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
Monitoren
10 ch
monitoring

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Monitoren is anoun and monitoringaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Monitoren is recorded at frequency rank #49,093, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːnitoːʁən]. monitoring is at rank #21,701, 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 70794, this pair ranks #435,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Monitoren vs monitoring

Shared letters: imnort. Private to "Monitoren": e. Private to "monitoring": g.

"Monitoren" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "monitoring" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Monitorenmmonitoren · mnoitoren · mointoren · moniotren · monitoern · monitorenn · monitorne · monitorren
  • monitoringmmonitoring · mnoitoring · mointoring · moniotring · monitoirng · monitorign · monitoringg · monitorinng

Frequency comparison

Monitoren#49,093
monitoring#21,701

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Monitoren" and "monitoring" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Monitoren" is a noun and "monitoring" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Monitoren" or "monitoring"?
"monitoring" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,701 in our German list, against #49,093 for "Monitoren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Monitoren vs monitoring

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Monitoren”; for a verb, it's “monitoring”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Monitoren” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list