Which to use
“Movie” and “Movies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,711
- “Movie” frequency rank
- #31,694
- “Movies” frequency rank
- 43405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Movie | Movies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für die Vorführung im Kino oder die Ausstrahlung im Fernsehen produzierte Abfolge von Szenen aus bewegten Bildern, in denen zumeist der Fortgang einer durchgehenden Handlung dargestellt wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Movie |
Where the eye mixes Movie and Movies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Movie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against Movies's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Movie vs Movies
A purely visual mix-up. Movie ([ˈmuːvi]) and Movies ([ˈmuːvis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Movie” sits inside “Movies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Movie is recorded at frequency rank #11,711, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːvi]. Movies is at rank #31,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːvis].
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 43405, this pair ranks #1,419,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Movie vs Movies
Shared letters: eimov. Private to "Movie": -. Private to "Movies": s.
"Movie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Movies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Movie" and "Movies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Movie" vs "Movies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Movie" and "Movies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Movie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Movies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,419,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Movie" and "Movies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Movies vs moving". 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 #1,419,182 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.