timesvsTodesWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
times
5 ch
Todes

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

  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes
  • Todesotdes · tdoes · toddes · todess · todse · toeds · ttodes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "times" and "Todes" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "times" vs "Todes" - which ranks higher?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,431 in our German list, against #5,432 for "Todes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "times" and "Todes". Here's where to go from here.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list