Which to use
“strip” is a verb and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,911
- “strip” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 28342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strip | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (sich) die Kleidung ausziehen | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: strip vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set strip and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - strip and times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strip is averb and timesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strip is recorded at frequency rank #22,911, 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 28342, this pair ranks #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of strip vs times
Shared letters: ist. Private to "strip": pr. Private to "times": em.
"strip" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strip" and "times" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "strip" or "times" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "strip" and "times". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "strip" 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 #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strip" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strip". 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 #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.