puzzlesvssharedWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“puzzles” and “shared” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,986
“puzzles” frequency rank
#37,777
“shared” frequency rank
87763
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature puzzles shared
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs share

Letter map: puzzles vs shared

Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzles and shared apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

7 ch
puzzles
6 ch
shared

Spelling & dictionary notes on puzzles vs shared

puzzles and shared 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

puzzles is recorded at frequency rank #49,986, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shared is at rank #37,777, 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 87763, this pair ranks #76,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of puzzles vs shared

Shared letters: es. Private to "puzzles": lpuz. Private to "shared": adhr.

"puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • puzzlesppuzzles · puzles · puzlzes · puzzels · puzzless · puzzlles · puzzlse · pzuzles
  • sharedhsared · sahred · shaerd · sharde · sharedd · sharred · shhared · shraed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "puzzles" and "shared" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "puzzles" vs "shared" - which ranks higher?
"shared" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,777 in our German list, against #49,986 for "puzzles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "puzzles" and "shared".

  • Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "shared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "puzzles" and "shared" 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 #76,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list