Which to use
“obsession” is a noun and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,319
- “obsession” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- 42314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsession | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Besessenheit | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht |
Letter map: obsession vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set obsession and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: obsession vs set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obsession is anoun and setanum. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsession is recorded at frequency rank #38,319, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. set is at rank #3,995, tagged as anum, 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 42314, this pair ranks #1,453,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsession vs set
Shared letters: es. Private to "obsession": bino. Private to "set": t.
"obsession" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obsession ← bosession · obbsession · obesssion · obsesion · obsesison · obsessino · obsessionn · obsessoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obsession" for "set" ever safe?
Which is more common, "obsession" or "set"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "obsession" and "set". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,453,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsession" and "set" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obsession 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 #1,453,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.