Which to use
“skill” and “skills” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,171
- “skill” frequency rank
- #16,548
- “skills” frequency rank
- 42719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skill | skills |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fähigkeit, etwas mit Sachverstand und Können zu tun, speziell durch Übung und Erfahrung | Plural des Substantivs skill |
Letter map: skill vs skills
Shared letters muted; letters that set skill and skills apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on skill vs skills
skill and skills 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 extra letter(s) - “skill” sits inside “skills”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skill is recorded at frequency rank #26,171, classified as anoun, pronounced [skɪl]. skills is at rank #16,548, 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 42719, this pair ranks #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of skill vs skills
Shared letters: ikls. Private to "skill": -. Private to "skills": -.
"skill" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "skills" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "skill" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skill" and "skills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sil vs skill". 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 #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.