Which to use
“Player” and “plays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,220
- “Player” frequency rank
- #18,658
- “plays” frequency rank
- 25878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Player | plays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt | Plural des Substantivs play |
Where the eye mixes Player and plays
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Player and plays
A purely visual mix-up. Player ([ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]) and plays ([pleɪs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Player is recorded at frequency rank #7,220, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]. plays is at rank #18,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pleɪs].
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 25878, this pair ranks #1,826,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Player vs plays
Shared letters: alpy. Private to "Player": er. Private to "plays": s.
"Player" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "plays" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Player" for "plays" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Player" or "plays"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Player" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Player" and "plays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plants vs plays". 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 #1,826,641 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.