Which to use
“statements” and “times” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,046
- “statements” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 24477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statements | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs statement | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: statements vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set statements and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - statements / times
statements and times 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 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statements is recorded at frequency rank #19,046, classified as anoun, 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 24477, this pair ranks #1,847,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of statements vs times
Shared letters: emst. Private to "statements": an. Private to "times": i.
"statements" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- statements ← sattements · sstatements · staetments · stateemnts · statemennts · statemenst · statementss · statementts
- times ← itmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "statements" for "times" ever safe?
Frequency check: "statements" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "statements" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "statements" 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 #1,847,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statements" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs statements". 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 #1,847,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.