Which to use
“routing” is a verb and “their” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,880
- “routing” frequency rank
- #11,131
- “their” frequency rank
- 56011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | routing | their |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rout | ihr |
Letter map: routing vs their
Shared letters muted; letters that set routing and their apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. routing runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against their's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: routing vs their
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: routing is averb and theirapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
routing is recorded at frequency rank #44,880, classified as averb, pronounced […]. their is at rank #11,131, tagged as apron, 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 56011, this pair ranks #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of routing vs their
Shared letters: irt. Private to "routing": gnou. Private to "their": eh.
"routing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "routing" and "their" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "routing" or "their"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "routing" and "their".
- Full dictionary entry for "routing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "their" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "routing" and "their" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs routing". 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 #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.