Which to use
“scans” is a verb and “Sohns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,182
- “scans” frequency rank
- #36,630
- “Sohns” frequency rank
- 73812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | Sohns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scan | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sohn |
Letter map: scans vs Sohns
Shared letters muted; letters that set scans and Sohns apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. scans (CCVCC) and Sohns (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for scans / Sohns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scans is averb and Sohnsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #37,182, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Sohns is at rank #36,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zoːns].
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 73812, this pair ranks #350,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs Sohns
Shared letters: ns. Private to "scans": ac. Private to "Sohns": ho.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Sohns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scans" for "Sohns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scans" vs "Sohns" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "scans" and "Sohns".
- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sohns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "Sohns" 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 #350,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.