Which to use
“sciences” is a noun and “spiels” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,058
- “sciences” frequency rank
- #5,427
- “spiels” frequency rank
- 23485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sciences | spiels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs science | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiel |
Letter map: sciences vs spiels
Shared letters muted; letters that set sciences and spiels apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: sciences vs spiels
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sciences is anoun and spielsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sciences is recorded at frequency rank #18,058, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spiels is at rank #5,427, tagged as averb, 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 23485, this pair ranks #1,860,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sciences vs spiels
Shared letters: eis. Private to "sciences": cn. Private to "spiels": lp.
"sciences" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "spiels" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sciences" and "spiels" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "sciences" or "spiels" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "sciences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spiels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sciences" and "spiels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sciences". 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 #1,860,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.