networksvsNSAWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“networks” and “NSA” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,865
“networks” frequency rank
#4,454
“NSA” frequency rank
32319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature networks NSA
Definition Plural des Substantivs network National Security Agency, militärischer Nachrichtendienst der USA

Letter map: networks vs NSA

Shared letters muted; letters that set networks and NSA apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

8 ch
networks
3 ch
NSA

Corpus notes: networks and NSA

networks and NSA 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 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

networks is recorded at frequency rank #27,865, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. NSA is at rank #4,454, tagged as anoun, 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 32319, this pair ranks #1,710,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of networks vs NSA

Shared letters: ns. Private to "networks": ekortw. Private to "NSA": a.

"networks" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "NSA" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • networksentworks · netowrks · nettworks · netwokrs · networkks · networkss · networrks · networsk

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "networks" for "NSA" ever safe?
No. They differ by 5 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "networks" vs "NSA" - which ranks higher?
"NSA" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,454 in our German list, against #27,865 for "networks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "networks" and "NSA". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "networks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "NSA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,710,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "networks" and "NSA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "networks 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 #1,710,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list