Which to use
“ranges” and “reports” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,731
- “ranges” frequency rank
- #21,038
- “reports” frequency rank
- 51769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranges | reports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs range | Plural des Substantivs report |
Letter map: ranges vs reports
Shared letters muted; letters that set ranges and reports apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ranges runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against reports's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - ranges / reports
ranges and reports 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 51769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ranges is recorded at frequency rank #30,731, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. reports is at rank #21,038, tagged as anoun, 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 51769, this pair ranks #1,122,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ranges vs reports
Shared letters: ers. Private to "ranges": agn. Private to "reports": opt.
"ranges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "reports" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ranges" and "reports" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ranges" or "reports" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ranges" and "reports".
- Full dictionary entry for "ranges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,122,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranges" and "reports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ranges". 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 #1,122,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.