Which to use
“shining” is a verb and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,252
- “shining” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 54683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shining | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs shine | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: shining vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set shining and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: shining vs times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shining is averb and timesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shining is recorded at frequency rank #49,252, classified as averb, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, tagged as anoun, 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 54683, this pair ranks #1,009,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shining vs times
Shared letters: is. Private to "shining": ghn. Private to "times": emt.
"shining" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shining" for "times" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shining" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "shining" and "times".
- Full dictionary entry for "shining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,009,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shining" and "times" 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 #1,009,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.