Which to use
“motocross” is a noun and “their” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,906
- “motocross” frequency rank
- #11,131
- “their” frequency rank
- 61037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motocross | their |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Motocross | ihr |
Letter map: motocross vs their
Shared letters muted; letters that set motocross and their apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. motocross runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against their's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: motocross vs their
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: motocross is anoun and theirapronoun. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motocross is recorded at frequency rank #49,906, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. their is at rank #11,131, tagged as apron, 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 61037, this pair ranks #764,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motocross vs their
Shared letters: rt. Private to "motocross": cmos. Private to "their": ehi.
"motocross" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "motocross" and "their" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "motocross" or "their" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "motocross" vs "their" 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 "their" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #764,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motocross" and "their" 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 #764,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.