Which to use
“spaces” and “status” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,421
- “spaces” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “status” frequency rank
- 40939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spaces | status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs space | Konditional Aktiv des Verbs stati |
Letter map: spaces vs status
Shared letters muted; letters that set spaces and status apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on spaces vs status
spaces and status 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spaces is recorded at frequency rank #38,421, classified as averb, pronounced […]. status is at rank #2,518, tagged as averb, 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 40939, this pair ranks #1,493,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spaces vs status
Shared letters: as. Private to "spaces": cep. Private to "status": tu.
"spaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spaces" for "status" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spaces" vs "status" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "spaces" vs "status" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "spaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,493,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spaces" and "status" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spaces". 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 #1,493,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.