Which to use
“summa” is an adjective and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,355
- “summa” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 34786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | summa | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Adjektivs summus | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: summa vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set summa and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: summa vs times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: summa is anadjective and timesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
summa is recorded at frequency rank #29,355, classified as anadj, 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 34786, this pair ranks #1,655,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of summa vs times
Shared letters: ms. Private to "summa": au. Private to "times": eit.
"summa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "summa" for "times" ever safe?
Frequency check: "summa" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "summa" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "summa" 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 #1,655,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "summa" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs summa". 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 #1,655,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.