running vs statement, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“running” is a verb and “statement” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,470
“running” frequency rank: #7,115
“statement” frequency rank: 22585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	running	statement
Definition	Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run	Äußerung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set running and statement apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

running

9 ch

statement

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: running is averb and statementanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

running is recorded at frequency rank #15,470, classified as averb, pronounced […]. statement is at rank #7,115, tagged as anoun, 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 22585, this pair ranks #1,872,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of running vs statement

Shared letters: n. Private to "running": giru. Private to "statement": aemst.

"running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "statement" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

running ← rnuning · rrunning · runing · runinng · runnign · runningg · runninng · runnnig
statement ← sattement · sstatement · staetment · stateemnt · statemennt · statementt · statemetn · statemment

Frequency comparison

running#15,470

statement#7,115

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "running" and "statement" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "running" is a verb and "statement" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "running" or "statement"?

"statement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,115 in our German list, against #15,470 for "running". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering running vs statement

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “running”; for a noun, it's “statement”.
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