Which to use
“moving” and “shows” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,011
- “moving” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 50141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moving | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs move | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: moving vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set moving and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. moving runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against shows's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - moving / shows
moving and shows 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moving is recorded at frequency rank #42,011, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shows is at rank #8,130, 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 50141, this pair ranks #1,185,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moving vs shows
Shared letters: o. Private to "moving": gimnv. Private to "shows": hsw.
"moving" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moving" and "shows" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "moving" or "shows" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "moving" and "shows". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "moving" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,185,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moving" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moving 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 #1,185,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.