Which to use
“puzzles” is a verb and “which” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- #12,204
- “which” frequency rank
- 62190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puzzles | which |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle | welche? |
Letter map: puzzles vs which
Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzles and which apart highlighted. No shared letter run. puzzles runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against which's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - puzzles and which
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: puzzles is averb and whichapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puzzles is recorded at frequency rank #49,986, classified as averb, pronounced […]. which is at rank #12,204, 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 62190, this pair ranks #721,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of puzzles vs which
Shared letters: none. Private to "puzzles": elpsuz. Private to "which": chiw.
"puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "which" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "puzzles" and "which" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "puzzles" vs "which" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "puzzles" vs "which" 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 "which" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #721,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puzzles" and "which" 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 #721,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.