Which to use
“powers” is a noun and “spiels” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,236
- “powers” frequency rank
- #5,427
- “spiels” frequency rank
- 38663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | powers | spiels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs power | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiel |
Letter map: powers vs spiels
Shared letters muted; letters that set powers and spiels apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: powers vs spiels
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: powers is anoun and spielsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
powers is recorded at frequency rank #33,236, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spiels is at rank #5,427, 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 38663, this pair ranks #1,557,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of powers vs spiels
Shared letters: eps. Private to "powers": orw. Private to "spiels": il.
"powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "spiels" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "powers" and "spiels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "powers" or "spiels"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "powers" and "spiels".
- Full dictionary entry for "powers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spiels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,557,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "powers" and "spiels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "powers 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 #1,557,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.