Which to use
“Pilz” is a noun and “pink” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,962
- “Pilz” frequency rank
- #7,517
- “pink” frequency rank
- 17479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pilz | pink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus schlauchförmigen Fäden bestehender Organismus ohne Blattgrün (Reich Fungi); hat sowohl tierische als auch pflanzliche Eigenschaften | von einem intensiven, grellen rosa Farbton; die Farbe eines kräftigen, grellen Rosas habend |
Where the eye mixes Pilz and pink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Pilz vs pink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pilz is [pɪlt͡s] while pink is [pɪŋk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pilz is recorded at frequency rank #9,962, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɪlt͡s]. pink is at rank #7,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɪŋk].
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 17479, this pair ranks #1,927,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pilz vs pink
Shared letters: ip. Private to "Pilz": lz. Private to "pink": kn.
"Pilz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pilz" for "pink" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pilz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pilz" and "pink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pig vs Pilz". 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 #1,927,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.