Which to use
“peaks” is a verb and “plays” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,906
- “peaks” frequency rank
- #18,658
- “plays” frequency rank
- 65564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peaks | plays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peak | Plural des Substantivs play |
Letter map: peaks vs plays
Shared letters muted; letters that set peaks and plays apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - peaks and plays
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peaks is averb and playsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peaks is recorded at frequency rank #46,906, classified as averb, pronounced […]. plays is at rank #18,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pleɪs].
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 65564, this pair ranks #602,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peaks vs plays
Shared letters: aps. Private to "peaks": ek. Private to "plays": ly.
"peaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "plays" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peaks" and "plays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peaks" or "plays"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peaks" and "plays".
- Full dictionary entry for "peaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #602,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peaks" and "plays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peaks 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 #602,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.