Which to use
“puzzles” and “smoking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- #39,030
- “smoking” frequency rank
- 89016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puzzles | smoking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs smoke |
Letter map: puzzles vs smoking
Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzles and smoking apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. puzzles (CVCCCVC) and smoking (CCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: puzzles and smoking
puzzles and smoking 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 share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puzzles is recorded at frequency rank #49,986, classified as averb, pronounced […]. smoking is at rank #39,030, 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 89016, this pair ranks #61,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of puzzles vs smoking
Shared letters: s. Private to "puzzles": elpuz. Private to "smoking": gikmno.
"puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "smoking" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "puzzles" vs "smoking" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "puzzles" vs "smoking" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "smoking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puzzles" and "smoking" 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 #61,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.