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“pieces” and “pierce” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,046
- “pieces” frequency rank
- #26,571
- “pierce” frequency rank
- 68617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pieces | pierce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piercen |
Letter map: pieces vs pierce
Shared letters muted; letters that set pieces and pierce apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: pieces and pierce
pieces and pierce 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pieces is recorded at frequency rank #42,046, classified as averb, pronounced […]. pierce is at rank #26,571, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpiːɐ̯sə].
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 68617, this pair ranks #502,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pieces vs pierce
Shared letters: ceip. Private to "pieces": s. Private to "pierce": r.
"pieces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pierce" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pieces" and "pierce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pieces" or "pierce"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pieces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pierce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #502,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pieces" and "pierce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pieces 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 #502,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.