Which to use
“piece” and “Pier” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,871
- “piece” frequency rank
- #20,024
- “Pier” frequency rank
- 44895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piece | Pier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil, Stück | massiver Hafendamm |
Letter map: piece vs Pier
Shared letters muted; letters that set piece and Pier apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on piece vs Pier
piece and Pier 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piece is recorded at frequency rank #24,871, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Pier is at rank #20,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piːɐ̯].
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 44895, this pair ranks #1,371,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piece vs Pier
Shared letters: eip. Private to "piece": c. Private to "Pier": r.
"piece" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Pier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piece" for "Pier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "piece" vs "Pier" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "piece" and "Pier".
- Full dictionary entry for "piece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,371,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piece" and "Pier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piece 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 #1,371,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.