Which to use
“playing” is a verb and “termine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,851
- “playing” frequency rank
- #4,469
- “termine” frequency rank
- 39320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | playing | termine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs play | der Termin |
Letter map: playing vs termine
Shared letters muted; letters that set playing and termine apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - playing and termine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: playing is averb and termineanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
playing is recorded at frequency rank #34,851, classified as averb, pronounced […]. termine is at rank #4,469, tagged as anoun, 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 39320, this pair ranks #1,540,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of playing vs termine
Shared letters: in. Private to "playing": aglpy. Private to "termine": emrt.
"playing" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVCC · "termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "playing" and "termine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "playing" or "termine"?
What to do next
Pair "playing" vs "termine" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "playing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "termine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "playing" and "termine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "playing 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 #1,540,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.