Which to use
“Rock” and “Rocks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,217
- “Rock” frequency rank
- #31,758
- “Rocks” frequency rank
- 33975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rock | Rocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unten offenes Kleidungsstück, das den Unterleib und (wenigstens teilweise) die Beine bedeckt (meist für Frauen) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rock |
Where the eye mixes Rock and Rocks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Rock and Rocks
A purely visual mix-up. Rock ([ʁɔk]) and Rocks ([ʁɔks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Rock” sits inside “Rocks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rock is recorded at frequency rank #2,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɔk]. Rocks is at rank #31,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɔks].
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 33975, this pair ranks #1,673,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rock vs Rocks
Shared letters: ckor. Private to "Rock": -. Private to "Rocks": s.
"Rock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Rocks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rock" and "Rocks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Rock" or "Rocks" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rock" and "Rocks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rocks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rock" and "Rocks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs Rocks". 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 #1,673,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.