Which to use
“rolling” and “scans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,532
- “rolling” frequency rank
- #37,182
- “scans” frequency rank
- 53714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolling | scans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs roll | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scan |
Letter map: rolling vs scans
Shared letters muted; letters that set rolling and scans apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. rolling runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against scans's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on rolling vs scans
rolling and scans are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolling is recorded at frequency rank #16,532, classified as averb, pronounced […]. scans is at rank #37,182, 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 53714, this pair ranks #1,047,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rolling vs scans
Shared letters: n. Private to "rolling": gilor. Private to "scans": acs.
"rolling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rolling" and "scans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rolling" or "scans" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rolling" and "scans".
- Full dictionary entry for "rolling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,047,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolling" and "scans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scans". 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 #1,047,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.