Which to use
“move” is a noun and “pieces” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,226
- “move” frequency rank
- #42,046
- “pieces” frequency rank
- 58272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | pieces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece |
Letter map: move vs pieces
Shared letters muted; letters that set move and pieces apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. move runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pieces's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - move and pieces
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: move is anoun and piecesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #16,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. pieces is at rank #42,046, 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 58272, this pair ranks #869,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of move vs pieces
Shared letters: e. Private to "move": mov. Private to "pieces": cips.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pieces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "move" and "pieces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "move" or "pieces" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "move" and "pieces".
- Full dictionary entry for "move" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pieces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #869,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "move" and "pieces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pieces 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 #869,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.