Which to use
“resource” is a noun and “united” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,595
- “resource” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “united” frequency rank
- 45710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resource | united |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ressource | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite |
Letter map: resource vs united
Shared letters muted; letters that set resource and united apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. resource runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against united's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - resource and united
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: resource is anoun and unitedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resource is recorded at frequency rank #39,595, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. united is at rank #6,115, 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 45710, this pair ranks #1,343,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resource vs united
Shared letters: eu. Private to "resource": cors. Private to "united": dint.
"resource" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resource" for "united" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resource" vs "united" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "resource" vs "united" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "resource" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "united" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,343,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resource" and "united" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs resource". 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 #1,343,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.