Which to use
“scratch” is a verb and “SOG” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- #3,997
- “SOG” frequency rank
- 47482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scratch | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kratzen | Gesetz über die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung (Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz) |
Letter map: scratch vs SOG
Shared letters muted; letters that set scratch and SOG apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: scratch vs SOG
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scratch is averb and SOGanabbrev. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scratch is recorded at frequency rank #43,485, classified as averb, pronounced […]. SOG is at rank #3,997, tagged as anabbrev, 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 47482, this pair ranks #1,282,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scratch vs SOG
Shared letters: s. Private to "scratch": achrt. Private to "SOG": go.
"scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "SOG" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- scratch ← csratch · scartch · sccratch · scracth · scratcch · scratchh · scrathc · scrattch
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "scratch" and "SOG". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "SOG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,282,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scratch" and "SOG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scratch". 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 #1,282,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.