Which to use
“radios” and “Radius” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,231
- “radios” frequency rank
- #13,918
- “Radius” frequency rank
- 45149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radios | Radius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs radio | Abstand der Kreislinie vom Kreismittelpunkt beziehungsweise der Kugeloberfläche vom Mittelpunkt der Kugel |
Where the eye mixes radios and Radius
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between radios and Radius
A purely visual mix-up. radios ([reɪdɪəʊs]) and Radius ([ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “radios” becomes u in “Radius”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radios is recorded at frequency rank #31,231, classified as anoun, pronounced [reɪdɪəʊs]. Radius is at rank #13,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs].
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 45149, this pair ranks #1,362,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of radios vs Radius
Shared letters: adirs. Private to "radios": o. Private to "Radius": u.
"radios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Radius" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "radios" and "Radius" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "radios" or "Radius" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "radios" and "Radius" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "radios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Radius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radios" and "Radius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs radios". 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 #1,362,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.