Which to use
“pes” is a verb and “pius” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,402
- “pes” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “pius” frequency rank
- 63073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pes | pius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pesen | seinen eigenen moralischen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; pflichtbewusst, gewissenhaft, pflichtgetreu |
Letter map: pes vs pius
Shared letters muted; letters that set pes and pius apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: pes vs pius
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pes is averb and piusanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pes is recorded at frequency rank #43,402, classified as averb, pronounced [peːs]. pius is at rank #19,671, tagged as anadj.
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 63073, this pair ranks #689,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pes vs pius
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pes": e. Private to "pius": iu.
"pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pius" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pius ← ipus · pisu · piuss · ppius · puis
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #689,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pes" and "pius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs PMS". 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 #689,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.