Which to use
“plans” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,673
- “plans” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 20327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plans | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan | Video- |
Letter map: plans vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set plans and video apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: plans vs video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: plans is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plans is recorded at frequency rank #19,673, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 20327, this pair ranks #1,898,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plans vs video
Shared letters: none. Private to "plans": alnps. Private to "video": deiov.
"plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plans" for "video" ever safe?
Frequency check: "plans" vs "video" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "plans" vs "video" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "plans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plans" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plans 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 #1,898,901 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.