Which to use
“Pilz” is a noun and “pius” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,962
- “Pilz” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “pius” frequency rank
- 29633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pilz | pius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus schlauchförmigen Fäden bestehender Organismus ohne Blattgrün (Reich Fungi); hat sowohl tierische als auch pflanzliche Eigenschaften | seinen eigenen moralischen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; pflichtbewusst, gewissenhaft, pflichtgetreu |
Letter map: Pilz vs pius
Shared letters muted; letters that set Pilz and pius apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Pilz and pius
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pilz is anoun and piusanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29633, 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]. 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 29633, this pair ranks #1,763,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pilz vs pius
Shared letters: ip. Private to "Pilz": lz. Private to "pius": su.
"Pilz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pius" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pilz" and "pius" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pilz" or "pius"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Pilz" and "pius".
- Full dictionary entry for "Pilz" 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 #1,763,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pilz" and "pius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pius 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 #1,763,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.