Which to use
“moves” and “rolling” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,510
- “moves” frequency rank
- #16,532
- “rolling” frequency rank
- 53042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moves | rolling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs move | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs roll |
Letter map: moves vs rolling
Shared letters muted; letters that set moves and rolling apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. moves runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rolling's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: moves and rolling
moves and rolling are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moves is recorded at frequency rank #36,510, classified as averb, pronounced […]. rolling is at rank #16,532, 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 53042, this pair ranks #1,073,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moves vs rolling
Shared letters: o. Private to "moves": emsv. Private to "rolling": gilnr.
"moves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rolling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moves" and "rolling" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "moves" or "rolling" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "moves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rolling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,073,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moves" and "rolling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moves 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 #1,073,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.