Which to use
“taking” and “wars” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- #3,861
- “wars” frequency rank
- 51628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | wars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs war |
Letter map: taking vs wars
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and wars apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & dictionary notes on taking vs wars
taking and wars 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #47,767, classified as averb, pronounced […]. wars is at rank #3,861, 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 51628, this pair ranks #1,128,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs wars
Shared letters: a. Private to "taking": giknt. Private to "wars": rsw.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "wars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "taking" and "wars". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,128,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "wars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs taking". 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 #1,128,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.