summitvstimesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“summit” and “times” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,315
“summit” frequency rank
#5,431
“times” frequency rank
35746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature summit times
Definition der Gipfel, die Kuppe Plural des Substantivs time

Letter map: summit vs times

Shared letters muted; letters that set summit and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

6 ch
summit
5 ch
times

Corpus notes: summit and times

summit 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

summit is recorded at frequency rank #30,315, 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 35746, this pair ranks #1,632,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of summit vs times

Shared letters: imst. Private to "summit": u. Private to "times": e.

"summit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • summitsmumit · ssummit · sumimt · sumit · summitt · summti · usmmit
  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "summit" and "times" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "summit" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,431 in our German list, against #30,315 for "summit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "summit" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "summit" 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 #1,632,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "summit" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs summit". 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 #1,632,551 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list