Which to use
“Screenshot” and “Screenshots” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,169
- “Screenshot” frequency rank
- #18,060
- “Screenshots” frequency rank
- 30229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Screenshot | Screenshots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bildschirmfoto; ein digitales Bild eines Computer-Bildschirms | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Screenshot |
Where the eye mixes Screenshot and Screenshots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Screenshot runs 10 letters (CCCVVCCCVC) against Screenshots's 11 (CCCVVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Screenshot with Screenshots
A purely visual mix-up. Screenshot ([ˈskʁiːnʃɔt]) and Screenshots ([ˈskʁiːnʃɔt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Screenshot” sits inside “Screenshots”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Screenshot is recorded at frequency rank #12,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈskʁiːnʃɔt]. Screenshots is at rank #18,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈskʁiːnʃɔt͡s].
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 30229, this pair ranks #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Screenshot vs Screenshots
Shared letters: cehnorst. Private to "Screenshot": -. Private to "Screenshots": -.
"Screenshot" · 10 letters · shape CCCVVCCCVC · "Screenshots" · 11 letters · shape CCCVVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Screenshot ← csreenshot · sccreenshot · scerenshot · screenhsot · screennshot · screenshhot · screenshott · screenshto
- Screenshots ← csreenshots · sccreenshots · scerenshots · screenhsots · screennshots · screenshhots · screenshost · screenshotss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Screenshot" for "Screenshots" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Screenshot" vs "Screenshots" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Screenshot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Screenshots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.