Which to use
“shining” and “status” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,252
- “shining” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “status” frequency rank
- 51770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shining | status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs shine | Konditional Aktiv des Verbs stati |
Letter map: shining vs status
Shared letters muted; letters that set shining and status apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - shining / status
shining and status are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shining is recorded at frequency rank #49,252, classified as averb, pronounced […]. status is at rank #2,518, 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 51770, this pair ranks #1,122,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shining vs status
Shared letters: s. Private to "shining": ghin. Private to "status": atu.
"shining" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shining" for "status" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shining" vs "status" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "shining" and "status".
- Full dictionary entry for "shining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,122,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shining" and "status" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shining". 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 #1,122,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.