Which to use
“network” is a noun and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,332
- “network” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 18462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | network | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Netzwerk | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: network vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set network and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - network and shows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: network is anoun and showsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
network is recorded at frequency rank #10,332, classified as anoun, 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 18462, this pair ranks #1,917,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of network vs shows
Shared letters: ow. Private to "network": eknrt. Private to "shows": hs.
"network" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "network" and "shows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "network" vs "shows" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "network" vs "shows" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "network" 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 #1,917,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "network" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "network 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 #1,917,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.