Which to use
“Roman” and “Romans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,859
- “Roman” frequency rank
- #11,319
- “Romans” frequency rank
- 13178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Roman | Romans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Literaturgattung: Erzählung in Buchform | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Roman |
Where the eye mixes Roman and Romans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Roman and Romans
A purely visual mix-up. Roman ([ʁoˈmaːn]) and Romans ([ʁoˈmaːns]) 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) - “Roman” sits inside “Romans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Roman is recorded at frequency rank #1,859, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁoˈmaːn]. Romans is at rank #11,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁoˈmaːns].
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 13178, this pair ranks #1,959,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Roman vs Romans
Shared letters: amnor. Private to "Roman": -. Private to "Romans": s.
"Roman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Romans" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Roman" and "Romans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Roman" or "Romans" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Roman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Romans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Roman" and "Romans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Romans vs Rumäne". 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 #1,959,637 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.