Which to use
“optimum” and “video” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,724
- “optimum” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 30378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | optimum | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom optimus, dem Superlativ des unregelmäßig gesteigerten Adjektivs bonus :* Nominativ Singular Neutrum :* Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum/Neutrum | Video- |
Letter map: optimum vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set optimum and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - optimum / video
optimum and video 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
optimum is recorded at frequency rank #29,724, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 30378, this pair ranks #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of optimum vs video
Shared letters: io. Private to "optimum": mptu. Private to "video": dev.
"optimum" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "optimum" for "video" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "optimum" or "video" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "optimum" vs "video" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "optimum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "optimum" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "optimum 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 #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.