Which to use
“reports” is a noun and “spaces” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,038
- “reports” frequency rank
- #38,421
- “spaces” frequency rank
- 59459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reports | spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs report | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs space |
Letter map: reports vs spaces
Shared letters muted; letters that set reports and spaces apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. reports runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against spaces's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: reports vs spaces
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reports is anoun and spacesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reports is recorded at frequency rank #21,038, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spaces is at rank #38,421, 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 59459, this pair ranks #823,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reports vs spaces
Shared letters: eps. Private to "reports": ort. Private to "spaces": ac.
"reports" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "spaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reports" and "spaces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reports" or "spaces" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reports" and "spaces".
- Full dictionary entry for "reports" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spaces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #823,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reports" and "spaces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spaces". 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 #823,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.