Which to use
“strategy” and “times” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,386
- “strategy” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 39817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strategy | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Strategie | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: strategy vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set strategy and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - strategy / times
strategy 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 39817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strategy is recorded at frequency rank #34,386, 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 39817, this pair ranks #1,526,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of strategy vs times
Shared letters: est. Private to "strategy": agry. Private to "times": im.
"strategy" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCV · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "strategy" for "times" ever safe?
Frequency check: "strategy" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "strategy" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "strategy" 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 #1,526,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strategy" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strategy". 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 #1,526,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.