Which to use
“Pollock” is a name and “samples” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,968
- “Pollock” frequency rank
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- 92075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pollock | samples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | Plural des Substantivs sample |
Letter map: Pollock vs samples
Shared letters muted; letters that set Pollock and samples apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Pollock and samples
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pollock is aname and samplesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pollock is recorded at frequency rank #49,968, classified as aname, pronounced […]. samples is at rank #42,107, 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 92075, this pair ranks #32,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pollock vs samples
Shared letters: lp. Private to "Pollock": cko. Private to "samples": aems.
"Pollock" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pollock" and "samples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Pollock" or "samples" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Pollock" and "samples".
- Full dictionary entry for "Pollock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pollock" and "samples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pollock 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 #32,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.