Which to use
“puzzle” and “puzzles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,028
- “puzzle” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 68014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puzzle | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzeln | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: puzzle vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzle and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - puzzle / puzzles
puzzle and puzzles are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “puzzle” sits inside “puzzles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puzzle is recorded at frequency rank #18,028, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpʊzlə]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, 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 68014, this pair ranks #521,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of puzzle vs puzzles
Shared letters: elpuz. Private to "puzzle": -. Private to "puzzles": s.
"puzzle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "puzzle" and "puzzles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "puzzle" vs "puzzles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "puzzle" and "puzzles".
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #521,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puzzle" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose 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 #521,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.