Which to use
“puzzles” is a verb and “their” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- #11,131
- “their” frequency rank
- 61117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puzzles | their |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle | ihr |
Letter map: puzzles vs their
Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzles and their apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. puzzles runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against their's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - puzzles and their
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: puzzles is averb and theirapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puzzles is recorded at frequency rank #49,986, classified as averb, pronounced […]. their is at rank #11,131, 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 61117, this pair ranks #761,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of puzzles vs their
Shared letters: e. Private to "puzzles": lpsuz. Private to "their": hirt.
"puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "puzzles" and "their" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "puzzles" or "their"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "puzzles" and "their".
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "their" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #761,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puzzles" and "their" 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 #761,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.