Which to use
“times” and “Todes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- #5,432
- “Todes” frequency rank
- 10863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | times | Todes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs time | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tod |
Letter map: times vs Todes
Shared letters muted; letters that set times and Todes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on times vs Todes
times and Todes 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
times is recorded at frequency rank #5,431, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Todes is at rank #5,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːdəs].
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 10863, this pair ranks #1,972,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of times vs Todes
Shared letters: est. Private to "times": im. Private to "Todes": do.
"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Todes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "times" vs "Todes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "times" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Todes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "times" and "Todes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs times". 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 #1,972,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.