SwiftvstimesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Swift is a name, times is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Swift” is a name and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,737
“Swift” frequency rank
#5,431
“times” frequency rank
23168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Swift times
Definition englischer Familienname Plural des Substantivs time

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Swift and times apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Swift
5 ch
times

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Swift is aname and timesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Swift is recorded at frequency rank #17,737, classified as aname, 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 23168, this pair ranks #1,864,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Swift vs times

Shared letters: ist. Private to "Swift": fw. Private to "times": em.

"Swift" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Swiftsiwft · sswift · swfit · swifft · swiftt · switf · swwift · wsift
  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes

Frequency comparison

Swift#17,737
times#5,431

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Swift" and "times" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Swift" is a name and "times" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Swift" or "times"?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,431 in our German list, against #17,737 for "Swift". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Swift vs times

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Swift”; for a noun, it's “times”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Swift” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list