Which to use
“pictures” is a verb and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,070
- “pictures” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 24659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pictures | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs picture | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: pictures vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set pictures and TO apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. pictures runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against TO's 2 (CV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: pictures vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pictures is averb and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pictures is recorded at frequency rank #24,070, classified as averb, pronounced […]. TO is at rank #589, tagged as anabbrev, 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 24659, this pair ranks #1,844,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pictures vs TO
Shared letters: t. Private to "pictures": ceiprsu. Private to "TO": o.
"pictures" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pictures ← ipctures · pcitures · picctures · pictrues · picttures · pictuers · picturess · picturres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pictures" and "TO" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "pictures" or "TO" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "pictures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pictures" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pictures 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 #1,844,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.