Which to use
“style” and “styles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,600
- “style” frequency rank
- #33,322
- “styles” frequency rank
- 39922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | style | styles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stylen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs style |
Letter map: style vs styles
Shared letters muted; letters that set style and styles apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - style / styles
style and styles 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 1 extra letter(s) - “style” sits inside “styles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
style is recorded at frequency rank #6,600, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈstaɪ̯lə]. styles is at rank #33,322, tagged as averb, 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 39922, this pair ranks #1,523,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of style vs styles
Shared letters: elsty. Private to "style": -. Private to "styles": -.
"style" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "styles" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "style" for "styles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "style" vs "styles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "style" and "styles".
- Full dictionary entry for "style" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "styles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,523,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "style" and "styles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs styles". 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 #1,523,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.