Which to use
“move” is a noun and “used” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,226
- “move” frequency rank
- #19,746
- “used” frequency rank
- 35972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | used |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs use |
Letter map: move vs used
Shared letters muted; letters that set move and used apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. move (CVCV) and used (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - move and used
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: move is anoun and usedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #16,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. used is at rank #19,746, 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 35972, this pair ranks #1,627,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of move vs used
Shared letters: e. Private to "move": mov. Private to "used": dsu.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "used" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "move" and "used" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "move" vs "used" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "move" and "used". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "move" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "used" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "move" and "used" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs used". 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 #1,627,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.