Which to use
“scans” is a verb and “skins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,182
- “scans” frequency rank
- #33,820
- “skins” frequency rank
- 71002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | skins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scan | Plural des Substantivs skin |
Letter map: scans vs skins
Shared letters muted; letters that set scans and skins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: scans vs skins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scans is averb and skinsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #37,182, classified as averb, pronounced […]. skins is at rank #33,820, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skɪnz].
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 71002, this pair ranks #429,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs skins
Shared letters: ns. Private to "scans": ac. Private to "skins": ik.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "skins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "skins" 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 #429,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.