Which to use
“noten” is a noun and “shows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,014
- “noten” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- 13144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noten | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular bestimmte Form des Substantivs not | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show |
Letter map: noten vs shows
Shared letters muted; letters that set noten and shows apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. noten (CVCVC) and shows (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: noten vs shows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noten is anoun and showsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noten is recorded at frequency rank #5,014, 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 13144, this pair ranks #1,959,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of noten vs shows
Shared letters: o. Private to "noten": ent. Private to "shows": hsw.
"noten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noten" and "shows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "noten" or "shows"?
After this comparison
Pair "noten" vs "shows" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "noten" 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 #1,959,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noten" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shows". 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 #1,959,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.