Which to use
“recording” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,871
- “recording” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 45525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recording | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs record | Video- |
Letter map: recording vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set recording and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: recording vs video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recording is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recording is recorded at frequency rank #44,871, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 45525, this pair ranks #1,350,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recording vs video
Shared letters: deio. Private to "recording": cgnr. Private to "video": v.
"recording" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recording" and "video" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recording" vs "video" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recording" and "video".
- Full dictionary entry for "recording" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,350,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recording" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs recording". 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 #1,350,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.