Which to use
“spears” and “termine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,794
- “spears” frequency rank
- #4,469
- “termine” frequency rank
- 34263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spears | termine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs spear | der Termin |
Letter map: spears vs termine
Shared letters muted; letters that set spears and termine apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: spears and termine
spears and termine 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spears is recorded at frequency rank #29,794, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. termine is at rank #4,469, 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 34263, this pair ranks #1,667,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spears vs termine
Shared letters: er. Private to "spears": aps. Private to "termine": imnt.
"spears" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spears" for "termine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spears" vs "termine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "spears" vs "termine" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "spears" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "termine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spears" and "termine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spears". 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 #1,667,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.