Which to use
“stranger” and “times” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,044
- “stranger” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 41475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stranger | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fremder, Fremde | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: stranger vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set stranger and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - stranger / times
stranger 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stranger is recorded at frequency rank #36,044, 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 41475, this pair ranks #1,478,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stranger vs times
Shared letters: est. Private to "stranger": agnr. Private to "times": im.
"stranger" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "stranger" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "stranger" and "times". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "stranger" 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 #1,478,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stranger" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stranger". 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 #1,478,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.