Which to use
“records” and “shock” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,686
- “records” frequency rank
- #39,629
- “shock” frequency rank
- 59315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | records | shock |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs record | Schock |
Letter map: records vs shock
Shared letters muted; letters that set records and shock apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. records runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against shock's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on records vs shock
records and shock 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
records is recorded at frequency rank #19,686, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shock is at rank #39,629, 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 59315, this pair ranks #829,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of records vs shock
Shared letters: cos. Private to "records": der. Private to "shock": hk.
"records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "shock" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "records" and "shock" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "records" or "shock" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "records" and "shock". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "records" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shock" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #829,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "records" and "shock" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shock". 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 #829,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.