Which to use
“much” is an adjective and “sources” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,098
- “much” frequency rank
- #47,003
- “sources” frequency rank
- 58101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | much | sources |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs source |
Letter map: much vs sources
Shared letters muted; letters that set much and sources apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. much runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sources's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for much / sources
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: much is anadjective and sourcesaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
much is recorded at frequency rank #11,098, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. sources is at rank #47,003, 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 58101, this pair ranks #875,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of much vs sources
Shared letters: cu. Private to "much": hm. Private to "sources": eors.
"much" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sources" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "much" for "sources" ever safe?
Frequency check: "much" vs "sources" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "much" and "sources". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "much" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sources" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #875,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "much" and "sources" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sources". 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 #875,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.