Which to use
“strikes” is a verb and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 52461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strikes | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: strikes vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set strikes and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: strikes vs times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strikes is averb and timesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strikes is recorded at frequency rank #47,030, 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 52461, this pair ranks #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strikes vs times
Shared letters: eist. Private to "strikes": kr. Private to "times": m.
"strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "strikes" and "times" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "strikes" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "strikes" and "times".
- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" 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 #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strikes" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strikes". 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 #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.