Which to use
“powers” is a noun and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,236
- “powers” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 36647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | powers | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs power | dein, Ihr |
Letter map: powers vs your
Shared letters muted; letters that set powers and your apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - powers and your
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: powers is anoun and yourapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
powers is recorded at frequency rank #33,236, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, 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 36647, this pair ranks #1,610,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of powers vs your
Shared letters: or. Private to "powers": epsw. Private to "your": uy.
"powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "powers" for "your" ever safe?
Frequency check: "powers" vs "your" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "powers" and "your".
- Full dictionary entry for "powers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "your" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,610,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "powers" and "your" 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 #1,610,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.