Which to use
“move” is a noun and “yorks” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,226
- “move” frequency rank
- #37,319
- “yorks” frequency rank
- 53545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | yorks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs york |
Letter map: move vs yorks
Shared letters muted; letters that set move and yorks apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. move runs 4 letters (CVCV) against yorks's 5 (VVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - move and yorks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: move is anoun and yorksaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #16,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. yorks is at rank #37,319, 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 53545, this pair ranks #1,053,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of move vs yorks
Shared letters: o. Private to "move": emv. Private to "yorks": krsy.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "yorks" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "move" and "yorks" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "move" or "yorks" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "move" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yorks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,053,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "move" and "yorks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs yorks". 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 #1,053,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.