Which to use
“noten” and “times” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,014
- “noten” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 10445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noten | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular bestimmte Form des Substantivs not | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: noten vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set noten and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. noten and times follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - noten / times
noten and times 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noten is recorded at frequency rank #5,014, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, 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 10445, this pair ranks #1,975,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of noten vs times
Shared letters: et. Private to "noten": no. Private to "times": ims.
"noten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "noten" and "times". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "noten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noten" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs times". 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 #1,975,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.