Which to use
“Refugee” is a noun and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,541
- “Refugee” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- 49536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Refugee | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aufgrund drohender Gefahr durch Krieg oder Verfolgung aus dem Staat, dessen Staatsangehörigkeit sie besitzt, fliehen musste | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht |
Letter map: Refugee vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set Refugee and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: Refugee vs set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Refugee is anoun and setanum. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Refugee is recorded at frequency rank #45,541, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. set is at rank #3,995, tagged as anum, 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 49536, this pair ranks #1,207,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Refugee vs set
Shared letters: e. Private to "Refugee": fgru. Private to "set": st.
"Refugee" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Refugee ← erfugee · reffugee · refguee · refuege · refuge · refuggee · reufgee · rfeugee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Refugee" for "set" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Refugee" vs "set" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Refugee" vs "set" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Refugee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,207,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Refugee" and "set" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Refugee". 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 #1,207,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.