Which to use
“results” is a verb and “silent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,236
- “results” frequency rank
- #25,311
- “silent” frequency rank
- 57547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | results | silent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result | keine Geräusche, Töne oder Laute sind hörbar |
Letter map: results vs silent
Shared letters muted; letters that set results and silent apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. results runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against silent's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: results vs silent
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: results is averb and silentanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
results is recorded at frequency rank #32,236, classified as averb, pronounced […]. silent is at rank #25,311, tagged as anadj, 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 57547, this pair ranks #897,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of results vs silent
Shared letters: elst. Private to "results": ru. Private to "silent": in.
"results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "silent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "results" and "silent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "results" or "silent" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "results" vs "silent" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "results" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "silent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "results" and "silent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #897,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.