Which to use
“opening” and “puzzles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,228
- “opening” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 80214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opening | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs open | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: opening vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set opening and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on opening vs puzzles
opening and puzzles 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 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opening is recorded at frequency rank #30,228, classified as averb, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, 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 80214, this pair ranks #200,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of opening vs puzzles
Shared letters: ep. Private to "opening": gino. Private to "puzzles": lsuz.
"opening" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "opening" and "puzzles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "opening" vs "puzzles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "opening" and "puzzles".
- Full dictionary entry for "opening" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opening" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #200,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.