Which to use
“slots” is a verb and “sous” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,822
- “slots” frequency rank
- #29,337
- “sous” frequency rank
- 63159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | slots | sous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slot | unter (unterhalb von) |
Letter map: slots vs sous
Shared letters muted; letters that set slots and sous apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: slots vs sous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: slots is averb and sousapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
slots is recorded at frequency rank #33,822, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sous is at rank #29,337, tagged as aprep, pronounced [su].
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 63159, this pair ranks #686,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of slots vs sous
Shared letters: os. Private to "slots": lt. Private to "sous": u.
"slots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "sous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "slots" and "sous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "slots" vs "sous" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "slots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #686,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "slots" and "sous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs slots". 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 #686,679 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.