Which to use
“shows” is a verb and “wenns” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,130
- “shows” frequency rank
- #5,445
- “wenns” frequency rank
- 13575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shows | wenns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show | wenn es |
Letter map: shows vs wenns
Shared letters muted; letters that set shows and wenns apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. shows (CCVCC) and wenns (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - shows and wenns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shows is averb and wennsanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shows is recorded at frequency rank #8,130, classified as averb, pronounced […]. wenns is at rank #5,445, 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 13575, this pair ranks #1,957,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of shows vs wenns
Shared letters: sw. Private to "shows": ho. Private to "wenns": en.
"shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "wenns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shows" and "wenns" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "shows" or "wenns"?
What to do next
Pair "shows" vs "wenns" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wenns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shows" and "wenns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shows". 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 #1,957,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.