Which to use
“motocross” is a noun and “scratch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,906
- “motocross” frequency rank
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- 93391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motocross | scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Motocross | kratzen |
Letter map: motocross vs scratch
Shared letters muted; letters that set motocross and scratch apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - motocross and scratch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: motocross is anoun and scratchaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motocross is recorded at frequency rank #49,906, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. scratch is at rank #43,485, 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 93391, this pair ranks #23,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of motocross vs scratch
Shared letters: crst. Private to "motocross": mo. Private to "scratch": ah.
"motocross" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motocross" for "scratch" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "motocross" vs "scratch" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "motocross" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motocross" and "scratch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motocross 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 #23,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.