Which to use
“nation” is a noun and “sports” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,758
- “nation” frequency rank
- #7,990
- “sports” frequency rank
- 11748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nation | sports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nation | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sport |
Letter map: nation vs sports
Shared letters muted; letters that set nation and sports apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. nation (CVCVVC) and sports (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - nation and sports
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nation is anoun and sportsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nation is recorded at frequency rank #3,758, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sports is at rank #7,990, 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 11748, this pair ranks #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nation vs sports
Shared letters: ot. Private to "nation": ain. Private to "sports": prs.
"nation" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "sports" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "nation" and "sports". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nation" and "sports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sports". 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 #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.