Which to use
“res” is a pronoun and “runs” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,909
- “res” frequency rank
- #40,182
- “runs” frequency rank
- 55091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | res | runs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nichts (wörtlich: nicht etwas) | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs run |
Letter map: res vs runs
Shared letters muted; letters that set res and runs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - res and runs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: res is apronoun and runsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
res is recorded at frequency rank #14,909, classified as apron, pronounced […]. runs is at rank #40,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɹʌnz].
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 55091, this pair ranks #993,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of res vs runs
Shared letters: rs. Private to "res": e. Private to "runs": nu.
"res" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "runs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- runs ← rnus · rruns · runns · runss · rusn · urns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "res" for "runs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "res" or "runs" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "res" and "runs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "res" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #993,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "res" and "runs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs runs". 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 #993,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.