Which to use
“release” is a noun and “released” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,769
- “release” frequency rank
- #49,205
- “released” frequency rank
- 57974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | release | released |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das gerade veröffentlicht oder (zum Verkauf) verfügbar gemacht wurde | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs release |
Letter map: release vs released
Shared letters muted; letters that set release and released apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - release and released
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: release is anoun and releasedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “release” sits inside “released”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
release is recorded at frequency rank #8,769, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɹɪˈliːs]. released is at rank #49,205, tagged as averb, 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 57974, this pair ranks #880,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of release vs released
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "release": -. Private to "released": d.
"release" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "released" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "release" and "released" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "release" or "released"?
What to do next
Pair "release" vs "released" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "release" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "released" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #880,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "release" and "released" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs released". 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 #880,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.