Which to use
“running” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 16124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | running | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run | Video- |
Letter map: running vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set running and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: running vs video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: running is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
running is recorded at frequency rank #15,470, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 16124, this pair ranks #1,938,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of running vs video
Shared letters: i. Private to "running": gnru. Private to "video": deov.
"running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "running" and "video" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "running" or "video"?
After this comparison
You've compared "running" and "video". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "running" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "running" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs running". 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 #1,938,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.