Which to use
“present” is a noun and “presents” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,812
- “present” frequency rank
- #49,164
- “presents” frequency rank
- 77976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | present | presents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Geschenk, Gabe, Präsent | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs present |
Letter map: present vs presents
Shared letters muted; letters that set present and presents apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: present vs presents
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: present is anoun and presentsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “present” sits inside “presents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
present is recorded at frequency rank #28,812, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɹɛzənt]. presents is at rank #49,164, 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 77976, this pair ranks #248,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of present vs presents
Shared letters: enprst. Private to "present": -. Private to "presents": -.
"present" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "presents" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "present" for "presents" ever safe?
Frequency check: "present" vs "presents" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "present" and "presents".
- Full dictionary entry for "present" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "present" and "presents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presents 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 #248,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.