Which to use
“slots” is a verb and “stets” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,822
- “slots” frequency rank
- #1,337
- “stets” frequency rank
- 35159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | slots | stets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slot | zu jeder Zeit, immer |
Letter map: slots vs stets
Shared letters muted; letters that set slots and stets apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - slots and stets
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: slots is averb and stetsanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
slots is recorded at frequency rank #33,822, classified as averb, pronounced […]. stets is at rank #1,337, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʃteːt͡s].
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 35159, this pair ranks #1,646,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of slots vs stets
Shared letters: st. Private to "slots": lo. Private to "stets": e.
"slots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stets" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "slots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "slots" and "stets" 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 #1,646,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.