Which to use
“Pollock” is a name and “scratch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,968
- “Pollock” frequency rank
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- 93453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pollock | scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | kratzen |
Letter map: Pollock vs scratch
Shared letters muted; letters that set Pollock and scratch apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: Pollock vs scratch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pollock is aname and scratchaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pollock is recorded at frequency rank #49,968, classified as aname, pronounced […]. scratch is at rank #43,485, tagged as averb, 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 93453, this pair ranks #22,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pollock vs scratch
Shared letters: c. Private to "Pollock": klop. Private to "scratch": ahrst.
"Pollock" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Pollock" vs "scratch" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Pollock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pollock" and "scratch" 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 #22,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.