Which to use
“monuments” is a noun and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,156
- “monuments” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 48763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monuments | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs monument | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: monuments vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set monuments and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: monuments vs open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: monuments is anoun and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monuments is recorded at frequency rank #46,156, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 48763, this pair ranks #1,236,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of monuments vs open
Shared letters: eno. Private to "monuments": mstu. Private to "open": p.
"monuments" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monuments" for "open" ever safe?
Frequency check: "monuments" vs "open" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "monuments" and "open".
- Full dictionary entry for "monuments" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,236,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monuments" and "open" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monuments 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 #1,236,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.