Which to use
“standing” is a verb and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,903
- “standing” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 28334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | standing | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs stand | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: standing vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set standing and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - standing and times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: standing is averb and timesanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
standing is recorded at frequency rank #22,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, 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 28334, this pair ranks #1,786,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of standing vs times
Shared letters: ist. Private to "standing": adgn. Private to "times": em.
"standing" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "standing" and "times" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "standing" or "times"?
After this comparison
Pair "standing" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "standing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "standing" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs standing". 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 #1,786,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.